Madhya-līlā

Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal—Love of Godhead

Verse 4 of 111
Cc Madhya 23.4

কৃষ্ণে রতি গাঢ হৈলে ঽপ্রেমঽঅভিধান কৃষ্ণভক্তিরসের এই ঽস্থাযিভাবঽনাম

कृष्णे रति गाढ हैले ऽप्रेमऽअभिधान कृष्णभक्तिरसेर एइ ऽस्थायिभावऽनाम

kṛṣṇe rati gāḍha haile 'prema'-abhidhāna kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasera ei 'sthāyi-bhāva'-nāma

Synonyms

kṛṣṇeunto Lord Kṛṣṇa; ratiaffection; gāḍhadeep; hailewhen it becomes; prema-abhidhānacalled love of God; kṛṣṇa-bhakti-raseraof the mellows of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; eithis; sthāyi-bhāva-nāmacalled sthāyi-bhāva..

Translation

"When affection for Kṛṣṇa becomes deeper, one attains love of Godhead in devotional service. Such a position is called sthāyi-bhāva, permanent enjoyment of the mellows of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.

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