svarūpa kahe, — "kṛṣṇa-līlāra nāṭaka karite
vraja-līlā-pura-līlā ekatra varṇite
svarūpa kahe - Svarūpa Dāmodara replied on behalf of Rūpa Gosvāmī; kṛṣṇa-līlāra - of the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa; nāṭaka karite - composing a drama; vraja-līlā-pura-līlā - His pastimes in Vṛndāvana and His pastimes in Mathurā and Dvārakā; ekatra - in one book; varṇite - to describe.