Text 34] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 97
TEXT 32
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WID-SeSA aS Sa ‘Ala -WAt-HS | 02
santa-bhaktera rati bade ‘prema’-paryanta
dasya-bhaktera rati haya ‘raga’-dasd-anta
SYNONYMS
santa-bhaktera—of devotees on the platform of neutrality; rati—attraction;
bade —increases; prema-paryanta—up to love of Godhead; dasya-bhaktera—of
devotees on the platform of servitude; rati—attraction; haya—increases; raga-
das4-anta—up to the point of spontaneous attachment.
TRANSLATION
“The attraction to Krsna of devotees on the platform of neutrality increases
up to love of Godhead [prema], and the attraction of devotees on the platform
of servitorship increases to spontaneous attachment [raga].
TEXT 33
AAAs ahs Va yA ATS |
FaAs-atG-cHS Sul ‘HYMN -AT |) oo ti
sakhd-ganera rati haya ‘anuraga’ paryanta
pitr-matr-sneha adi ‘anuraga’-anta
SYNONYMS
sakhd-ganera—of the friends; rati—the attraction; haya—becomes; anuraga
paryanta—up to subecstatic love; pitr-mdatr-sneha—paternal love; ddi—and so
on; anurdga-anta—up to the end of subecstatic love.
TRANSLATION
“Devotees in Vrndavana who are friends of the Lord can increase their
ecstatic love to the point of anuraga. Paternal affectionate lovers, Krsna’s
father and mother, can increase their love of Godhead up to the anuraga point
also.
TEXT 34
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