Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .5.25
tatra kevalā –
[tatra kevalaa –]
raty-antarasya gandhena varjitā kevalā bhavet |
[raty-antarasya gandhena varjitaa kevalaa bhavet |]
vrajānuge rasālādau śrīdāmādau vayasyake |
[vrajaanuge rasaalaadau shreedaamaadau vayasyake |]
gurau ca vrajanāthādau krameṇaiva sphuraty asau ||25||
[gurau cha vrajanaathaadau kramenaiva sphuraty asau ||25||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatra kevalā –
raty-antarasya gandhena varjitā kevalā bhavet |
vrajānuge rasālādau śrīdāmādau vayasyake |
gurau ca vrajanāthādau krameṇaiva sphuraty asau ||25||
Kevala-rati: When the rati has no trace of other types of rati it is called kevala-rati (pure rati). In Vraja, it is found in Kṛṣṇa’s servants such as Rasāla, in friends such as Śrīdāma and elders such as Nanda.
Purport
When the attraction for Kṛṣṇa is based on only one particular humor, that humor is called kevalā, or the pure state. One in this pure state of devotional service gradually develops the desire to follow in the footsteps of an eternal associate of Kṛṣṇa, e.g., to follow in the footsteps of Rasāla, the personal attendant of Kṛṣṇa in Goloka Vṛndāvana, or to follow Kṛṣṇa’s friends, like Śrīdāmā and Sudāmā, or to follow Nanda and Yaśodā, devotees in parenthood. Ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is never manifested directly with Kṛṣṇa Himself. The devotee has to follow in the footsteps of the eternal associates of Kṛṣṇa in Goloka Vṛndāvana.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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Source: vedabase.io