prabhu kahe, — "eho uttama, Äge kaha Ära"
rÄya kahe, "vÄtsalya-prema — sarva-sÄdhya-sÄra"

 prabhu kahe - the Lord said; eho uttama - it is very good; Äge - still further; kaha - speak; Ära - more; rÄya kahe - RÄya replied; vÄtsalya-prema - loving service to the Lord in the stage of parental love; sarva-sÄdhya-sÄra - the highest perfectional stage.


Text

The Lord said, “This statement is very good, but please proceed even further.â€

Purport

RÄmÄnanda RÄya then replied, “Loving service to the Lord in the parental relationship is the highest perfectional stage.â€

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 ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (10.8.46), wherein MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it voices his appreciation of Nanda MahÄrÄja’s and mother YaÅ›odÄ’s intense love for Kṛṣṇa.