Service to the Lord is rendered in different transcendental mellows (relationships): neutral, active, friendly, parental and nuptial
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"Service to the Lord is rendered in different transcendental mellows"
|"neutral, active, friendly, parental and nuptial"
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 3
By serving the feet of the spiritual master, one is enabled to develop transcendental ecstasy in the service of the Personality of Godhead, who is the unchangeable enemy of the Madhu demon and whose service vanquishes one's material distresses.
The association of a bona fide spiritual master like the sage Maitreya can be of absolute help in achieving transcendental attachment for the direct service of the Lord. The Lord is the enemy of the Madhu demon, or in other words He is the enemy of the suffering of His pure devotee. The word rati-rāsaḥ is significant in this verse. Service to the Lord is rendered in different transcendental mellows (relationships): neutral, active, friendly, parental and nuptial. A living entity in the liberated position of transcendental service to the Lord becomes attracted to one of the above-mentioned mellows, and when one is engaged in transcendental loving service to the Lord, one's service attachment in the material world is automatically vanquished. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (2.59), rasa-varjaṁ raso 'py asya paraṁ dṛṣṭvā nivartate.
- Rendering Devotional Service to God
- Different
- Transcendental Mellows of Devotional Service to God
- Relationships in Devotional Service to God
- Neutrality in Devotional Service to God
- Active
- Devotional Service to God in Friendship
- Parental Love in Devotional Service to God
- Conjugal Love in Devotional Service to God
- The Five Primary Rasas - Devotional Service to God
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- Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 03 Purports
Page Title: | Service to the Lord is rendered in different transcendental mellows (relationships): neutral, active, friendly, parental and nuptial |
Compiler: | Priya |
Created: | 25 of Nov, 2011 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 1 |