CC Madhya 23.4 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 4
- kṛṣṇe rati gāḍha haile ‘prema’-abhidhāna
- kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasera ei ‘sthāyi-bhāva’-nāma
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇe—unto Lord Kṛṣṇa; rati—affection; gāḍha—deep; haile—when it becomes; prema-abhidhāna—called love of God; kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasera—of the mellows of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; ei—this; sthāyi-bhāva-nāma—called 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.