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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 30

śuddha-bhāve sakhā kare skandhe ārohaṇa
śuddha-bhāve vrajeśvarī karena bandhana

SYNONYMS

śuddha-bhāve—in pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness; sakhā—friend; kare—does; skandhe—on the shoulder; ārohaṇa—rising; śuddha-bhāve—in pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness; vraja-īśvarī—the Queen of Vraja; karena bandhana—binds.

TRANSLATION

“In pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, a friend mounts the shoulder of Kṛṣṇa, and mother Yaśodā binds the Lord.

PURPORT

Śuddha-bhāva, pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, is not dependent on an understanding of the Lord’s opulences. Even without such opulences, the devotee in śuddha-bhāva is inclined to love Kṛṣṇa as a friend or son.