CC Madhya 8.76
Bengali
প্রভু কহে, — “এহো উত্তম, আগে কহ আর ।”
রায় কহে, “বাৎসল্য-প্রেম — সর্বসাধ্যসার ॥” ৭৬ ॥
রায় কহে, “বাৎসল্য-প্রেম — সর্বসাধ্যসার ॥” ৭৬ ॥
Text
prabhu kahe, — “eho uttama, āge kaha āra”
rāya kahe, “vātsalya-prema — sarva-sādhya-sāra”
rāya kahe, “vātsalya-prema — sarva-sādhya-sāra”
Synonyms
Translation
The Lord said, “This statement is very good, but please proceed even further.”
Purport
Rāmānanda Rāya then replied, “Loving service to the Lord in the parental relationship is the highest perfectional stage.”
The stage of loving service to the Lord in parental affection is an advanced stage of love in fraternity. In the fraternal relationship there is a sense of equality, but when that sense of equality is advanced in affection, one attains the platform of parental love. In this connection, the following verse is cited from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.8.46), wherein Mahārāja Parīkṣit voices his appreciation of Nanda Mahārāja’s and mother Yaśodā’s intense love for Kṛṣṇa.