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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
tees in conjugal love.” This gradual development of devotional service is described by Śrī Narottama dāsa Thākura as follows:
gaurāṅga balite habe pulaka śarīra hari hari balite nayane ba'be nīra āra kabe nitāicāṅda karuṇā karibe saṁsāra-vāsanā mora kabe tuccha habe viṣaya chāḍiyā kabe śuddha habe mana kabe hāma heraba śrī-vṛndāvana rūpa-raghunātha-pade ha-ibe ākuti kabe hāma bujhaba śrī-yugala-pirīti
“When will there be eruptions on my body as soon as I chant the name of Lord Caitanya, and when will there be incessant torrents of tears as soon as I chant the holy names Hare Kṛṣṇa? When will Lord Nityānanda be merciful toward me and free me from all desires for material enjoyment? When will my mind be completely freed from all contamination of desires for material pleasure? Only at that time will it be possible for me to understand Vṛndāvana. Only if I become attached to the instructions given by the six Gosvāmīs headed by Rūpa Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī will it be possible for me to understand the conjugal love of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.” By attachment to the devotional service of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu one immediately comes to the ecstatic position. When he develops his love for Nityānanda Prabhu he is freed from all attachment to the material world, and at that time he becomes eligible to understand the Lord’s pastimes in Vṛndāvana. In that condition, when one develops his love for the six Gosvāmīs, he can understand the conjugal love between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. These are the different stages of a pure devotee’s promotion to conjugal love in the service of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in an intimate relationship with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
यां-सवा लङ्ग शुङ्ग नित्य विहार । यां-सवा लङ्ग शुङ्ग कीर्तन-श्रोत्र ॥ ১৮ ॥ यां-सवा लङ्ग करन शुभ आश्वासन । यां-सवा लङ्ग सान कर शुभसन ॥ ১৯ ॥
yāṅ-sabā lañā prabhura nitya vihāra yāṅ-sabā lañā prabhura kīrtana-pracāra
yāṅ-sabā lañā karena prema āsvādana yāṅ-sabā lañā dāna kare prema-dhana
SYNONYMS
yāṅ-sabā —all;  lañā —taking company;  prabhura —of the Lord;  nitya —eternal;  vi-hāra —pastime;  yāṅ-sabā —all those who are;  lañā —taking company;  prabhura —of the