kÄntÄ-gaṇera rati pÄya 'mahÄbhÄva'-sÄ«mÄ
'bhakti'-Å›abdera ei saba arthera mahimÄ

 kÄntÄ-gaṇera - of the devotees in conjugal love; rati - the attraction; pÄya - attain; mahÄ-bhÄva-sÄ«mÄ - the limit of mahÄbhÄva; bhakti-Å›abdera - of the word bhakti; ei saba - all these; arthera - of the meanings; mahimÄ - of the glories.


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“The gopÄ«s of Vá¹›ndÄvana who are attached to Kṛṣṇa in conjugal love can increase their ecstatic love up to the point of mahÄbhÄva, the greatest ecstatic love. These are some of the glorious meanings of the word ‘bhakti.’

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