pūrve aṣṭa-śloka kari' loke śikṣā dilā
sei aṣṭa-ślokera artha āpane āsvādilā
pūrve - formerly;aṣṭa-śloka kari' - composing eight verses;loke śikṣā dilā - gave instruction to the people in general;sei - those;aṣṭa-ślokera - of the eight stanzas;artha - the meaning;āpane āsvādilā - personally tasted.
