tāṅhāra prathama vāñchā kariye vyākhyāna
kṛṣṇa kahe, — 'āmi ha-i rasera nidāna

 tāṅhāra - His; prathama - first; vāñchā - desire; kariye - I do; vyākhyāna - explanation; kṛṣṇa - Lord Kṛṣṇa; kahe - says; āmi - I; ha-i - am; rasera - of mellow; nidāna - primary cause.


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I shall explain His first desire. Kṛṣṇa says, “I am the primary cause of all rasas.

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