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The Lord Instructs Śrila Rūpa Gosvāmī
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salya-rasa  and  madhura-rasa . Although there is attachment for Kṛṣṇa in awe and veneration in the  śānta-rasa  along with two valuable transcendental qualities—attachment for Kṛṣṇa and detachment from material desires—nonetheless the sense of intimacy is lacking. Therefore in the  śānta-rasa , attachment for impersonal Brahman and localized Paramātmā is prominent. The sense of intimacy is lacking. By that intimacy one thinks of Kṛṣṇa as one's only shelter and only friend. In the  śānta-rasa  one accepts Kṛṣṇa as the impersonal Param Brahma or the localized Paramātmā. This is based on the speculative knowledge of the  jñānī . However, when this knowledge is further developed, one is convinced that Paramātmā, the Supreme Lord, is master and that the living entity is His eternal servant. One then attains the platform of  dāsya-rasa . In  dāsya-rasa  the Lord is accepted with awe and veneration. However, although in the  śānta-rasa  there is no active service, in the  dāsya-rasa  active service is prominent. Thus in the  dāsya-rasa , the qualities of  śānta-rasa  and service are predominantly visible. Similarly, when this same  rasa  is developed into fraternity ( sakhya-rasa ), a friendly intimacy is added. There is no awe or veneration in the  sakhya-rasa . The  sakhya-rasa  is invested with three qualities— śānta ,  dāsya , and  sakhya . Similarly, on the platform of parental love, the qualities of  śānta-rasa  and  dāsya-rasa  are fully developed in another form—the sense of maintaining the Lord. Therefore on the platform of parental love there exists a combination of four transcendental qualities— śānta ,  dāsya ,  sakhya , and the qualities of paternity, which put the devotee in the position of a maintainer. Thus on the platform of parental love the four qualities of transcendental love are present.
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সে অস্থাতান্দে ভক্ত সহ ডুবেন আপনে ।
“কুর্ক্কু — ভক্তবর্মা” শুণ্ডা করেছে এঐখন্দ্রি-জ্ঞানিনগনে II ২২২ II II
se  amrțănande bhakta saha dubena ăpane i
‘құşға — бақта-аза’
SYNONYMS
se—that Lord Krṣṇa;  amṛta-ānande —in spiritual happiness;  bhakta —the devotee;  saha —with;  ḍubena —plunges;  āpane —Himself;  kṛṣṇa —Krṣṇa;  bhakta-vaśa —of being subjugated by the devotee;  guṇa —the quality;  kahe —say;  aiśvarya-jñāni-gaṇe —learned scholars knowing the opulence of Krṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
“The exchange of spiritual happiness between Krṣṇa and His devotee, in which Krṣṇa is controlled by His devotee, is compared to an ocean of nectar into which the devotee and Krṣṇa plunge. This is the verdict of learned scholars who appreciate Krṣṇa’s opulence.