Verse 5.17.7

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

स्रि-व्र्न्दवन-पलिक उचुह् अनिमित्तम् प्रेम-सौख्यम् अनिमित्तो हि वेत्ति तत् स-निमित्तो न जनति रसम् कर्मेन्द्रियम् यथ स्रि-व्र्न्दवन-पलिक

sri-vrndavana-palika ucuh animittam prema-saukhyam animitto hi vetti tat sa-nimitto na janati rasam karmendriyam yatha sri-vrndavana-palika

ucuh—the protectors of Sri Vrndavana said; animittam—causeless; prema-saukhyam—the happiness of love; animittah—causeless; hi—indeed; vetti—knows; tat—that; sa-nimittah—with a cause; na—not; janati—knows; rasam—the taste; karmendriyam—the working senses; yatha—as.

English translation of verse 5.17.7:

The gopi protectors of Sri Vrndavana said: One who loves selflessly can understand selfless love. A selfish person cannot understand it, as arms and legs cannot understand the sweetness of nectar.

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Taste of nectar, Happiness of love, Selfless love, Indeed, Selfish person, Not understand, Working senses, Sweetness of nectar, Causeless love.

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Causeless.