134 Teachings of Lord Chaitanya

kinds of enjoyment are conspicuous by their absence is called Ahaituki. The
qualification Ahaituki is especially mentioned because by Ahaituki service of
the Lord one can achieve the favor of the Lord.

The word Bhakti is taken in ten different ways. Out of the ten, one is called
Sadhan Bhakti, occupational devotional service. The other nine are called
Prema Bhakti, love of Godhead. Those who are situated in the neutral position
attain the development of perfection up to love of Godhead. Similarly, those
who are situated in the relationship of master and servant attain love of Godhead
up to the stage of attachment. Those who are in the relationship of friends
attain their love of Godhead up to the point of fraternity. Those who are in
love of Godhead as parents are elevated up to the point of emotion. But only
those who are in conjugal love with the Supreme have ecstasy elevated to the
highest of ecstasies. These are the different meanings of the term Bhakti.

The Lord then explained the different meanings of itthambhutagunah. He
also explained the word Guna in its different meanings. Ittham bhuta means full
transcendental, before which even the transcendental pleasure known as
Brahmananda becomes like straw. In the Hari Bhakti Sudhodaya it is said by the
devotee: “My Lord, O Supreme, simply by understanding You or seeing
You, the pleasure which we derive is so great that the pleasure in Brahmananda
becomes insignificant.” In other words, the pleasure derived by understanding
Krishna as He is, the All-attractive Reservoir of all pleasures, and the Reser-
voir of all pleasure-giving tastes, with all transcendental qualifications, attracts
one to become His devotee. By such attraction one can give up fruitive ac-
tivities, endeavoring for liberation, or the intense desire to achieve success
in Yoga mystic power. The attractive power of Krishna is so intense, that with-
out any respect for any other means of self-realization, one surrenders unto
the Supreme Personality of Godhead—simply by that attraction.

Guna means the unlimited transcendental qualities of Krishna, primarily
His Sat-Chit-Ananda Form. In His transcendental blissful knowledge and eter-
nity He is fully perfect; and, therefore, such perfection becomes more manifest
when He becomes controlled by the attention of the devotee. God is so kind
and merciful that He can give Himself in exchange for the devotional service
of a devotee. His transcendental qualities are such that His perfection in His
beauty, His perfect reciprocation of love between Himself and His devotees,
and His flavor of all transcendental qualities attract different kinds of trans-
cendentalists and liberated souls, by different manifestations of these qualities.

For example, He attracted the mind of one of the Kumaras, Sanaka,
simply by the flavor of the flowers offered to Him. And the mind of
