130 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

obtained; gopi—mother YaSoda; yat—which; tat—that; prapa—obtained;
vimukti-dat—from the person who gives liberation.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘The favor mother YaSoda obtained from Sri Krsna, the bestower of libera-
tion, was never obtained even by Lord Brahma or Lord Siva, nor even by the
goddess of fortune, who always remains on the chest of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead Visnu,’ ”

PURPORT

This is a statement from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.9.20). Krsna agreed to be
bound by mother Yasoda after she had given up trying to bind Krsna with ropes.
This is another appreciation made by Sukadeva Gosvamt in his narration of the
pastimes of Krsna before Maharaja Pariksit.

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prabhu kahe,—“eho uttama, age kaha ara’
raya kahe, “kanta-prema sarva-sadhya-sara”

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—the Lord replied; eho uttama—this is very good; 4ge—ahead;
kaha—speak; ara—more; raya kahe —Ramananda Raya replied; kanta-prema—
loving service between husband and wife; sarva-sadhya-sara—the highest perfec-
tional 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.’ Ramananda Raya then replied,
“Conjugal attachment for Krsna 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 Krsna, everything lacking in the other rela-
