TEXT 71
prabhu kahe, "eho haya, age kaha ara"
raya kahe, "dasya-prema--sarva-sadhya-sara"
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahethe Lord said; eho hayathis is all right; age kaha araplease speak more; raya kaheRamananda Raya replied; dasya-premaspontaneous love in the humor of servitude; sarva-sadhya-sarathe essence of perfection.
TRANSLATION
Hearing up to the point of spontaneous love, the Lord said, "This is all right, but if you know more, please tell Me." In reply, Ramananda Raya said, "Spontaneous loving service in servitude-as exchanged by master and servant-is the highest perfection.
PURPORT
Spontaneous loving service to the Lord is called devotional service with an intimate attachment between the servitor and the served. This intimacy is called mamata. Between the servitor and the served there is a feeling of oneness. This mamata begins with dasya-prema, service rendered to the master by the servant. Unless there is such a relationship, the loving affairs between the Lord and His devotee are not actually fixed. When the devotee feels "The Lord is my master" and renders service unto Him, Krsna consciousness is awakened. This fixed consciousness is on a higher platform than simple cognizance of love of Godhead.

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