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prabhu kahe,--suna, rupa, bhakti-rasera laksana

sutra-rupe kahi, vistara na yaya varnana

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu spoke; suna—please listen; rupa—My dear Rupa; bhakti-rasera—of the transcendental mellows in devotional service; laksana—the symptoms; sutra-rupe—in the form of a synopsis; kahi—I shall explain; vistara—the whole breadth; na—not; yaya—is possible; varnana—description.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "My dear Rupa, please listen to Me.

It is not possible to describe devotional service completely; therefore I am just trying to give you a synopsis of the symptoms of devotional service.