Impetuses for Krsna's Service
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of his eyebrows alone he was embracing the Lord. Such ecstatic love has been divided by great scholars into two groups—addition and subtraction. If a devotee is not directly associated with the Lord, it is called subtraction. In this state of love, one is constantly fixed with his mind at the lotus feet of the Lord. A devotee in this state becomes very eager to learn of the transcendental qualities of the Lord. The most important business of such a devotee is attaining the association of the Lord.
In the  Nṛsiṁha Purāṇa  there is a statement about King Ikṣvāku which illustrates this state of ecstatic love. Because of his great affection for Kṛṣṇa, King Ikṣvāku became greatly attached to the black cloud, the black deer, the deer’s black eyes and to the lotus flower, which is always compared to the eyes of the Lord. In the Tenth Canto, 38th Chapter, 9th verse of the  Bhāgavatam , Akrūra thinks: “Since the Lord has now appeared to diminish the great burden of the world and is now visible to everyone’s eyes in His personal transcendental body, when we see Him before us, is that not the ultimate perfection of our eyes?” In other words, Akrūra realized that the perfection of the eyes is fulfilled when one is able to see Lord Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, when Lord Kṛṣṇa was visible on the earth by direct appearance, everyone who saw Him surely attained perfection of sight.
In the  Krṣṇa-karṇāmṛta  written by Bilvamaṅgala Thākur there is this expression of eagerness in ecstatic love: “How miserable it is, my dear Krṣṇa, O friend of the hopeless! O merciful Lord, how can I pass these thankless days without seeing You?” A similar sentiment was expressed by Uddhava when he wrote a letter to Krṣṇa and said, “My dear Supreme King of Braja, You are the vision of nectar for the eyes, and without seeing Your lotus feet and the effulgence of Your body, my mind is always morose. I cannot perceive any peace under any circumstance. Besides that, I am feeling every moment’s separation to be like the duration of many, many long years.”
In the  Krṣṇa-karṇāmṛta  it is also said, “My dear Lord, You are the ocean of mercy. With my arms placed upon my head, I am bowing down befor You with all humility and sincerity. I am praying unto You, my Lord. Would You be pleased just to sprinkle a little of the water of Your glance upon me? That will be a great satisfaction.”