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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .4.79

kiṁ ca –
[kim cha –]
apratītau hari-rateḥ prītasya syād apuṣṭatā |
[aprateetau hari-rateh preetasya syaad apushtataa |]
preyasas tu tirobhāvo vatsalaysāsya na kṣatiḥ ||79||
[preyasas tu tirobhaavo vatsalaysaasya na kshatih ||79||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kiṁ ca –
apratītau hari-rateḥ prītasya syād apuṣṭatā |
preyasas tu tirobhāvo vatsalaysāsya na kṣatiḥ ||79||
Moreover: When a dāsya or sakhya-bhakta cannot discern if the Lord has rati for himself, his prīti-rasa weakens, and preyo-rasa disappears, but even if the vatsala-bhakta cannot discern the Lord’s rati, vatsala-rasa is not affected at all.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

Apratītau hari-rateḥ means “when a devotee cannot discern whether the Lord has attraction for that devotee or not.”

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