dÄsa-sakhÄ-pitrÄdi-preyasÄ«ra gaṇa
rÄga-mÄrge nija-nija-bhÄvera gaṇana

 dÄsa - servants; sakhÄ - friends; pitá¹›-Ädi - parents; preyasÄ«ra gaṇa - conjugal lovers; rÄga-mÄrge - on the path of spontaneous loving service; nija-nija - of one's own choice; bhÄvera - of the ecstasy; gaṇana - counting.


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“Kṛṣṇa has many types of devotees — some are servants, some are friends, some are parents, and some are conjugal lovers. Devotees who are situated in one of these attitudes of spontaneous love according to their choice are considered to be on the path of spontaneous loving service.

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