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Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Verse 161 of 160
Cc Madhya 22.161

দাসসখাপিত্রাদিপ্রেযসীর গণ রাগমার্গে নিজনিজভাবের গণন

दाससखापित्रादिप्रेयसीर गण रागमार्गे निजनिजभावेर गणन

dāsa-sakhā-pitrādi-preyasīra gaṇa rāga-mārge nija-nija-bhāvera gaṇana

Synonyms

dāsa—servants; sakhā—friends; pitṛ-ādi—parents; preyasīra gaṇa—conjugal lovers; rāga-mārge—on the path of spontaneous loving service; nija-nija—of one's own choice; bhāvera—of the ecstasy; gaṇana—counting..

Translation

"Kṛṣṇa has many types of devotees—some are servants, some are friends, some are parents, and some are conjugal lovers. Those who are situated in one of these attitudes of spontaneous love according to their choice are considered to be on the path of spontaneous loving service.

Verse 161 of 160