CC Madhya 22.161 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 161

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.

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