Text 83]
Talks Between the Lord and Rāmānanda Rāya
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СЕУНОНУМС
kṛṣṇa-prāptira —of achieving the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa;  upāya —means;  bahuvidha —various;  haya —there are;  kṛṣṇa-prāpti —of achieving the favor of Lord Kṛsṇa;  tāratamya —comparisons;  bahuta —various;  āchaya —there are.
TRANSLATION
“There are various means and processes by which one may attain the favor of Lord Krşna. All those transcendental processes will be studied from the viewpoint of comparative importance.
Text 83
কিন্তু খাঁর বেই রস, সেই সর্বোত্তম ।।
ভট্টেন্দ্র হঞ্জ   বিটারিলে, আছে ভর-ভর ৮৬৩ ।।
kintu yāṅra yei rasa, sei sarvottama taṭa-stha hañā vicārile, āche tara-tama
SYNONYMS
kintu —nevertheless;  yāṅra —of some devotees;  yei rasa —whatever the mellow of exchanges of love;  sei —that;  sarva-uttama —the best;  taṭa-stha —neutral;  hañā —being;  vicārile —if considering;  āche —there is;  tara-tama —lower and higher levels.
TRANSLATION
“It is true that whatever relationship a particular devotee has with the Lord is the best for him; still, when we study all the different methods from a neutral position, we can understand that there are higher and lower degrees of love.
PURPORT
In this regard, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura explains that this verse does not advocate the whimsical invention of some methods of love of Godhead. Such inventions cannot be accepted as topmost. Indeed, such concoctions are not recommended in these verses. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has said in the  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu  (1.2.101):
śruti-smṛti-purāṇādi-pañcarātra-vidhiṁ vinā aikāntikī harer bhaktir utpātāyaiva kalpate