Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .2.22
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
One resident of Vṛndāvana once told Lord Kṛṣṇa, “My dear Kṛṣṇa, O pleasure of Vṛndāvana! Being afraid of this material existence, we have taken shelter of You, for You can completely protect us! We are well aware of Your greatness. As such, we have given up our desire for liberation and have taken complete shelter under Your lotus feet. Since we have heard about Your ever-increasing transcendental love, we have voluntarily engaged ourselves in Your transcendental service.” This statement is by a devotee who is under the protection and shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
This verse describes the past condition of fear rather than the present. Now they are devoid of all other desires (no desire for protection from fear), since they are pure devotees. This indicates the śaraṇyas. Giving up the desire for liberation indicates also giving up the jñāna which is a cause of śānta-rati. That indicates the jñāni-caras. Previously, they had attraction for jñāna. The difference between the jñāni-caras and the sevā-niṣṭhās is that the jñāni-caras appreciate the greatness of the Lord and the sevā-niṣṭhās appreciate His sweetness. Fear also indicates fear of all things devoid of bhakti to the Lord. Tvad anubhavato vijñātārthā refers to the jñāni-caras who realized brahman and then realized the Lord as greater. This is the statement of a devotee performing sādhana with natural dāsya-rati, requesting attainment of pure service (sevā-niṣṭhā).
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