rasikana kī, gati rasikana jāne

English meaning

A rasika says that the intricate actions of rasikas can be understood only by rasikas. Just as a five-year old child cannot experience the joy of a lustful woman’s embrace even in a dream, similarly, he, who is not a rasika remains unfamiliar with the mystery of rasikas’ actions. Look at the wonder! Gopīs had nothing but passionate love for Shyāmasundara, still rasikas consider them to be supremely dispassionate (selfless). Even after eating many dainty dishes in a great quantity, served by maidens of Braja, the ascetic Durvāsā ate nothing except dūba (a kind of grass), this has unanimously been accepted by all rasika saints. The Vedas and scriptures declare Shyāmasundara to be Ātmārāma although He always performs amorous līlās with gopīs. Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says that all these things are divine, which a material being, engrossed in sensual objects cannot understand anyhow.

Complete whole-pad meaning transcribed from the supplied English edition. The source provides no separate line-by-line or word-by-word meaning.

Prem Ras Madira (English), Part 2 · PDF pages 389, 390 · printed pages 724, 725.

Meanings: Smt. Padmā Devī. English translation and transliteration: Sushrī Braj Parikarī Devī. Source details.