26 / Stimulation for Ecstatic Love

Some things which give stimulation to ecstatic love of Krsna are
His transcendental qualities, His uncommon activities, His smiling fea-
tures, His apparel, His garlands, His flute, His buffalo horn, His leg
bells, His conchshell, His footprints, His place of pastimes (such as
Vrndavana), His favorite plant (tulast), His devotee and the periodical
occasions for remembering Him. One such occasion for remembrance
is Ekadasi, which comes twice a month on the eleventh day of the
moon, both waning and waxing. On that day all the devotees remain
fasting throughout the night and continually chant the glories of the
Lord.

Krsna’s Transcendental Qualities, His Uncommon Activities
and His Smile

As far as Krgna’s transcendental qualities are concerned, they can
be divided into three groups: qualities pertaining to His transcen-
dental body, qualities pertaining to His transcendental speech, and
qualities pertaining to His transcendental mind.

Krsna’s age, His transcendental bodily features, His beauty, and
His mildness are qualities pertaining to His body. There is no differ-
ence between Krsna and His body, and therefore the transcendental
features pertaining to His body are the same as Krsna Himself. But
because these qualities stimulate the devotee’s ecstatic love, they have
been analyzed as separate causes of that love. To be attracted by the
qualities of Krsna means to be attracted by Krsna Himself, because
there is no real distinction between Krsna and His qualities. Krsna’s

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