CC Madhya 23.4

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

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CC Madhya 23.5

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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.