CC Madhya 20.141
Bengali
তৈছে ভক্তি-ফলে কৃষ্ণে প্রেম উপজয় ।
প্রেমে কৃষ্ণাস্বাদ হৈলে ভব নাশ পায় ॥ ১৪১ ॥
প্রেমে কৃষ্ণাস্বাদ হৈলে ভব নাশ পায় ॥ ১৪১ ॥
Verse text
taiche bhakti-phale kṛṣṇe prema upajaya
preme kṛṣṇāsvāda haile bhava nāśa pāya
preme kṛṣṇāsvāda haile bhava nāśa pāya
Synonyms
taiche — similarly; bhakti-phale — by the result of devotional service; kṛṣṇe — unto Lord Kṛṣṇa; prema — love; upajaya — arises; preme — in devotional love; kṛṣṇa-āsvāda — tasting the association of Lord Kṛṣṇa; haile — when there is; bhava — the distress of the repetition of birth and death; nāśa — annihilation; pāya — obtains.
Translation
“Similarly, as a result of bhakti, one’s dormant love for Kṛṣṇa awakens. When one is so situated that he can taste the association of Lord Kṛṣṇa, material existence, the repetition of birth and death, comes to an end.