prabhu kahe - Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke; śuna - please listen; rūpa - My dear Rūpa; bhakti-rasera - of the transcendental mellows in devotional service; lakṣaṇa - the symptoms; sūtra-rūpe - in the form of a synopsis; kahi - I shall explain; vistāra - the whole breadth; nā - not; yāya - is possible; varṇana - description.

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “My dear Rūpa, 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.