# Cc. Antya 18.16-17 ## Text > bhakta-premāra yata daśā, ye gati prakāra > yata duḥkha, yata sukha, yateka vikāra > > kṛṣṇa tāhā samyak nā pāre jānite > bhakta-bhāva aṅgīkare tahā āsvādite ## Synonyms *bhakta*-*premāra*—of the ecstatic emotion of the devotee; *yata*—all; *daśa*—conditions; *ye*—which; *gati* *prakāra*—mode of progress; *yata*—all; *duḥkha*—unhappiness; *yata*—all; *sukha*—happiness; *yateka*—all; *vikāra*—transformation; *kṛṣṇa*—Lord Kṛṣṇa; *tāhā*—that; *samyak*—fully; *nā* *pāre* *jānite*—cannot understand; *bhakta*-*bhāva*—the mood of a devotee; *aṅgīkare*—He accepts; *tāhā*—that; *āsvādite*—to taste. ## Translation **Kṛṣṇa Himself cannot fully understand the conditions, the mode of progress, the happiness and unhappiness, and the moods of ecstatic love of His devotees. He therefore accepts the role of a devotee to taste these emotions fully.**