grÄmya-kavira kavitva Å›unite haya 'duḥkha'
vidagdha-ÄtmÄ«ya-vÄkya Å›unite haya 'sukha'
grÄmya-kavira - of a poet who writes poetry concerning man and woman; kavitva - poetry; Å›unite - to hear; haya - there is; duḥkha - unhappiness; vidagdha-ÄtmÄ«ya - of a devotee fully absorbed in ecstatic love; vÄkya - the words; Å›unite - to hear; haya - there is; sukha - happiness.
“Hearing the poetry of a person who has no transcendental knowledge and who writes about the relationships between man and woman simply causes unhappiness, whereas hearing the words of a devotee fully absorbed in ecstatic love causes great happiness.
GrÄmya-kavi refers to a poet or writer such as the authors of novels and other fiction who write only about the relationships between man and woman. Vidagdha-ÄtmÄ«ya-vÄkya, however, refers to words written by a devotee who fully understands pure devotional service. Such devotees, who follow the paramparÄ system, are sometimes described as sajÄtÄ«yÄÅ›aya-snigdha, or “pleasing to the same class of people.†Only the poetry and other writings of such devotees are accepted with great happiness by devotees.
