The Citra-Kavitvani is a collection of 12 amazing verses written by Srila Rupa Goswami. These verses, full of transcendental tongue twisters and playful picture poetry, highlight Rupa Goswami�s genius as a foremost poet among the Gaudiya Vaisnavas. literal translation of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana�s commentary. Srila Rupa Goswami is well known among the Gaudiya Vaisnavas as the rasacarya (teacher of devotional feelings), having written extensively on the topic in his Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu and Ujjvala-nilamani. His other poems and dramas contain abundant examples of many other ornaments of speech, sound and meaning. In particular, his citra-kavitva verses, which are found in his Stava-mala, are brilliant examples of ornaments of sound. These twelve citra-kavitva verses presented in this book are guaranteed to enter the heart and spin the heads of sympathetic readers and leave them dumbstruck.