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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .4.1

vibhāvādyais tu vātsalyaṁ sthāyī puṣṭim upāgataḥ |
[vibhaavaadyais tu vaatsalyam sthaayee pushtim upaagatah |]
eṣa vatsala-nāmātra prokto bhakti-raso budhaiḥ ||1||
[esha vatsala-naamaatra prokto bhakti-raso budhaih ||1||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vibhāvādyais tu vātsalyaṁ sthāyī puṣṭim upāgataḥ |
eṣa vatsala-nāmātra prokto bhakti-raso budhaiḥ ||1||
When vatsala-sthāyi-bhāva is nourished by vibhāva and the other elements, it is called vatsala-bhakti-rasa by the wise.

NoD 43: Parenthood When ecstatic love develops into the relationship of parenthood and becomes steadily established, the relationship is called vātsalya-rasa.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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