Prema with knowledge of the Lord’s sweetness, arising from the Lord’s mercy, is described as follows in the Pañcarātra: That bhakti inundated with prema, [Note: Perhaps this is equivalent of paramāviṣṭatā, completely absorbed in the object of love, which was the definition of rāga. (BRS 1.2.272)] with continuous, spontaneous desires to please the Lord free of desires for other results (even the desire to see His powers), brings even Viṣṇu under control. [Note: Actually, kevala-prema is prema for Vraja Kṛṣṇa, though the text says viṣṇu-vaśaṅkarī, which means literally “bringing Viṣṇu under control.” In this context it must mean that bhakti for Vraja Kṛṣṇa is so attractive that even Viṣṇu becomes attracted. An example is Mahā-viṣṇu calling Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna to His abode to see them. In Arjuna’s bhakti however there is a mixture of awareness of Kṛṣṇa as God along with sweetness. Viṣṇu’s attraction to kevala-prema would be the Viṣṇu expansions as cowherd boys and calves serving Vraja Kṛṣṇa for one year. In this verse, the distinguishing factor in kevala-prema is mano-gatir avicchinnā—spontaneous service, without the impediment of conceiving of the Lord as God.]