CC Antya 1.149

Antya-līlā, Chapter 1, Text 149

রায় কহে, — “কহ সহজ-প্রেমের লক্ষণ” ।
রূপ-গোসাঞি কহে, “সাহজিক প্রেমধর্ম” ॥ ১৪৯ ॥

rāya kahe, — “kaha sahaja-premera lakṣaṇa”
rūpa-gosāñi kahe, — “sāhajika prema-dharma”

Word by word

rāya kahe — Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya inquires; kaha — please tell me; sahaja-premera — of natural love; lakṣaṇa — the characteristics; rūpa-gosāñi kahe — Rūpa Gosvāmī replies; sāhajika — spontaneous; prema-dharma — character of love of Godhead.

Translation

Rāmānanda Rāya further inquired, “What are the natural characteristics of awakening love of Godhead?”

Purport

Rūpa Gosvāmī replied, “These are the natural characteristics of love of God: