pika-svara-kaṇṭha, tāte rāgera vibhāga
eka-śloka paḍite phirāya tina-cāri rāga
eka-śloka paḍite phirāya tina-cāri rāga
Synonyms
pika-svara-kaṇṭha-a very sweet voice like a cuckoo's; tāte-above that; rāgera-of tunes; vibhāga-division; eka-śloka-one verse; paḍite-reciting; phirāya-changes; tina-cāri rāga-three or four different tunes.
Translation
His voice was as sweet as a cuckoo's, and he would recite each verse of *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* in three or four tunes. Thus his recitations were very sweet to hear.