Text 229] The Lord Instructs Srila Rapa Gosvami 393
salya-rasa and madhura-rasa. Although there is attachment for Krsna in awe and
veneration in the santa-rasa along with two valuable transcendental qualities —at-
tachment for Krsna and detachment from material desires—nonetheless the sense
of intimacy is lacking. Therefore in the sdnta-rasa, attachment for impersonal Brah-
man and localized Paramatma is prominent. The sense of intimacy is lacking. By
that intimacy one thinks of Krsna as one’s only shelter and only friend. In the san-
ta-rasa one accepts Krsna as the impersonal Param Brahma or the localized
Paramatma. This is based on the speculative knowledge of the jfdni. However,
when this knowledge is further developed, one is convinced that Paramatma, the
Supreme Lord, is master and that the living entity is His eternal servant. One then
attains the platform of dasya-rasa. In dasya-rasa the Lord is accepted with awe
and veneration. However, although in the santa-rasa there is no active service, in
the dasya-rasa active service is prominant. Thus in the dasya-rasa, the qualities of
santa-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— santa, dasya, and sakhya. Similarly, on the platform of parental love, the
qualities of santa-rasa and dasya-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—santa, ddsya, 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.
TEXT 229

CA STSATH SS AS Yoaa SAA |

‘SH SHAH’ Ge STE HaF-wetfasicd | Ap

se amrtanande bhakta saha dubena dpane

‘krspa—bhakta-vasa’ guna kahe aisvarya-jfhani-gane

SYNONYMS
se—that Lord Krsna; amrta-dnande—in spiritual happiness; bhakta—the devo-
tee; saha—with; dubena—plunges; dpane—Himself; krsna—Krsna; bhakta-
vasa—of being subjugated by the devotee; guma—the quality; kahe—say;
aisvarya-jfadni-gane—learned scholars knowing the opulence of Krsna.
TRANSLATION
“The exchange of spiritual happiness between Krsna and His devotee, in

which Krsna is controlled by His devotee, is compared to an ocean of nectar
into which the devotee and Krsna plunge. This is the verdict of learned schol-
ars who appreciate Krsna’s opulence.
