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Šrū Caitanya-caritāmrta
obtained;  gopī —mother Yaśodā;  yat —which;  tat —that;  prāpa —obtained;  vimukti-dāt —from the person who gives liberation.
TRANSLATION
“ ‘The favor mother Yaśodā obtained from Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the bestower of liberation, was never obtained even by Lord Brahmā or Lord Śiva, nor even by the goddess of fortune, who always remains on the chest of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Visnu.’ ”
PURPORT
This is a statement from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (10.9.20). Kṛṣṇa agreed to be bound by mother Yaśodā after she had given up trying to bind Kṛṣṇa with ropes. This is another appreciation made by Śukadeva Gosvāmī in his narration of the pastimes of Krṣṇa before Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
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প্রভু  কহে,—“এহো উত্তম, আগে কহ আর ।” রায় কহে, “কান্তাগ্রেম সর্বসাধ্যসার ॥” ৭৯ ॥
prabhu  kahe,—“eho uttama, āge kaha āra” rāya kahe, “kāntā-prema sarva-sādhya-sāra”
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe —the Lord replied;  eho uttama —this is very good;  āge —ahead;  kaha —speak;  āra —more;  rāya kahe —Rāmānanda Rāya replied;  kāntā-prema —loving service between husband and wife;  sarva-sādhya-sāra —the highest perfectional stage.
TRANSLATION
The Lord said, “Your statements are certainly getting better and better one after the other, but surpassing all of them is another transcendental mellow, and you can speak of that as the most sublime.” Rāmānanda Rāya then replied, “Conjugal attachment for Kṛṣṇa is the topmost position in love of Godhead.
PURPORT
In general, love of Godhead is devoid of the intimacy of ownership. In the case of love in servitude, there is a want of confidence. There is a want of increased affection in the fraternal relationship, but when this affection increases in the paternal relationship, there is nonetheless a want of complete freedom. However, when one becomes a conjugal lover of Kṛṣṇa, everything lacking in the other rela-