ei 'preme'ra anurūpa nā pāre bhajite
ataeva 'ṛṇī' haya — kahe bhāgavate

 ei - this; premera - of love of God; anurūpa - exactly to the proportion; nā - not; pāre - is able; bhajite - to reciprocate; ataeva - therefore; ṛṇī - debtor; haya - becomes; kahe - is stated; bhāgavate - in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.


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 ‘In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [10.32.22] it is said that Lord Kṛṣṇa cannot proportionately reciprocate devotional service in the mādhurya-rasa; therefore He always remains a debtor to such devotees.

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