Volume 3 - Prabhupada Books

138 Sri Caitanya-caritam!'fa [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8
TRANSLATION
"Complete attainment of the lotus feet of Lord Kr�l)a is made possible by
love of Godhead, specifically madhurya-rasa or conjugal love. Lord Kr�l)a is
indeed captivated by this standard of love. This is also stated in Srimad­
Bhagavatam.
PURPORT
To explain the topmost quality of conjugal love, Srila Kr�l)adasa Kaviraja
Gosvami gives the example of the material elements-sky, air, fire, water and
earth. In the sky (space) there is the quality of sound. Similarly, in air there are the
qualities of sound and touch. In fire, there are three qualities-sound, touch and
form. In water there are four qualities-sound, touch, form and taste. Finally, in
earth there are all five qualities-sound, touch, form, taste and also smell. Now,
one can see that the quality of the sky is in all-namely in air, fire, water and earth.
In earth we can find all the qualities of material nature. The same can be applied
to the rasa known as madhurya-rasa, or conjugal love. In conjugal love there are
the qualities of neutrality, servitorship, fraternity and paternity as well as conjugal
love itself. The conclusion is that through conjugal love, the Lord is completely
satisfied.
Conjugal love (madhurya-rasa) is also known as srngara-rasa. It is the conclusion
of Srimad-Bhagavatam that in the complete combination of loving service to the
Lord-namely in conjugal love-the Supreme Lord fully agrees to be under the
control of the devotee. The highest form of conjugal love is represented by
Srimati Radharal)i; therefore in the pastimes of Radha and Kr�l)a we can see that
Kr�l)a is always subjugated by Srimati Radharal)i's influence.
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