Mahā-bhāva—the highest stage of love of God.

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Maha-bhava-the highest stage of love of God.

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Previous: Maha-bhagavata-a pure devotee of the Supreme Lord in the highest stage of devotional life; Uttama-adhikari-a first-class devotee who is expert in Vedic literature and has full faith in the Supreme Lord; he can deliver the whole world; The Sanskrit term bhagavata refers to a devotee of Bhagavan Sri Krsna. A maha-bhagavata is a great or first-class Vaisnava devotee. Next: Mahabharata-An important and famous itihasa (historical) scripture belonging to the smrti section of the Vedic scriptures. The Mahabharata narrates the history of the great Kuru dynasty of ksatriyas (warriors) that was annihilated by the Kuruksetra war. Contained within the Maha-bharata is the Bhagavad-gita. See Bhagavad-gita.