CC Madhya 23.4
Bengali
কৃষ্ণে রতি গাঢ় হৈলে ‘প্রেম’-অভিধান ।
কৃষ্ণভক্তি-রসের এই ‘স্থায়িভাব’-নাম ॥ ৪ ॥
কৃষ্ণভক্তি-রসের এই ‘স্থায়িভাব’-নাম ॥ ৪ ॥
Text
kṛṣṇe rati gāḍha haile ‘prema’-abhidhāna
kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasera ei ‘sthāyi-bhāva’-nāma
kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasera ei ‘sthāyi-bhāva’-nāma
Synonyms
Translation
“When affection for Kṛṣṇa becomes deeper, one attains love of Godhead in devotional service. Such a position is called sthāyi-bhāva, permanent enjoyment of the mellows of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.