rūpa yaiche dui nāṭaka kariyāche ārambhe
śunite ānanda bāḍe yāra mukha-bandhe"

 rūpa - Rūpa Gosvāmī; yaiche - as; dui - two; nāṭaka - dramas; kariyāche ārambhe - has compiled; śunite - to hear; ānanda bāḍe - transcendental happiness increases; yāra - of which; mukha-bandhe - even the introductory portion.


Text

“The standard for writing dramas has been set by Rūpa Gosvāmī. If a devotee hears the introductory portions of his two dramas, they enhance his transcendental pleasure.”

Purport