rāya kahe, — "kaha dekhi premotpatti-kāraṇa?
pūrva-rāga, vikāra, ceṣṭā, kāma-likhana?"
rāya kahe - Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya further inquires;kaha - please recite;dekhi - so that I may know;prema-utpatti-kāraṇa - the causes of awakening the loving propensity;pūrva-rāga - previous attachment;vikāra - transformation;ceṣṭā - endeavor;kāma-likhana - writing of letters disclosing the gopīs' attachment for Kṛṣṇa.