Text 75] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 127
prabhu kahe, — “eho haya, kichu age dra”
raya kahe, — “sakhya-prema— sarva-sadhya-sara”
SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—the Lord said; eho haya—this is also right; kichu—something;
age—ahead; ara—more; raya kahe—Ramananda Raya replied; sakhya-prema—
transcendental loving service in fraternity; sarva-sadhya-sdra—the highest perfec-
tional stage.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this from Ramananda Raya, the Lord again requested him to go a
step further. In reply, Ramananda Raya said, ‘‘Loving service to Krsna rendered
in fraternity is the highest perfection.

PURPORT

As long as loving service is rendered to the Lord in the master-servant relation-
ship, there is some fear, for the servant is always afraid of the master, despite the
intimacy of self-interest. In this stage the servant is always afraid of the master and
respectful of Him. When the devotee is further advanced, he has nothing to fear.
He considers the Lord and himself on an equal level. At such a time, the devotee is
fully convinced that Lord Krsna is a friend and cannot at all be dissatisfied if the
devotee lives with Him on an equal level. This understanding is called visrambha,
that is, devoid of a respectful attitude. When this attitude is chosen, it becomes
sakhya-prema, or love of Godhead in friendship. On this stage there is developed
consciousness of equality between the Lord and the devotee.

TEXT 75
VAL AIE THUR PS HPD? ATTA ARKATSA |
ararfersrats aaataced Ate fay: FST ATU |
ittham satam brahma-sukhanubhatya
dasyarh gatanam para-daivatena
mayasritanam nara-darakena
sardham vijahruh krta-punya-punjah
SYNONYMS

ittham—in this way; satam—of persons who prefer the impersonal feature of
the Lord; brahma—of the impersonal effulgence; sukha—by the happiness;
anubhitya—who is realized; dasyam—the mode of servitude; gatanam—of
those who have accepted; para-daivatena—who is the supreme worshipable
