তাতে প্রেমভক্তি—ঽপুরুষার্থশিরোমণিঽ রাগমার্গে প্রেমভক্তি ঽসর্বাধিকঽ জানি
ताते प्रेमभक्ति—ऽपुरुषार्थशिरोमणिऽ रागमार्गे प्रेमभक्ति ऽसर्वाधिकऽ जानि
tāte prema-bhakti—'puruṣārtha-śiromaṇi' rāga-mārge prema-bhakti 'sarvādhika' jāni
Synonyms
tāte—therefore; prema-bhakti—devotional service in ecstatic love; puruṣa-artha—of all goals of human life; śiromaṇi—the crown jewel; rāga-mārge—on the path of spontaneous love; prema-bhakti—love of Kṛṣṇa; sarva-adhika—the highest of all; jāni—I can understand..
Translation
"Through the mercy of Rāmānanda Rāya, I have understood that ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa is the highest goal of life and that spontaneous love of Kṛṣṇa is the highest perfection.
Purport
Puruṣārtha ("the goal of life") generally refers to religion, economic development, satisfaction of the senses and, finally, liberation. However, above these four kinds of puruṣārthas, love of Godhead stands supreme. It is called parama-puruṣārtha (the supreme goal of life) or puruṣārtha-śiromaṇi (the most exalted of all puruṣārthas). Lord Kṛṣṇa is worshiped by regulative devotional service, but the highest perfection of devotional service is spontaneous love of Godhead.