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When mother Yaśodā heard that Kṛṣṇa’s cows were being forcibly moved by the strong servants of Kaṁsa and that the tender cowherd boys were trying to protect their cows, she began to think, “How can I protect

described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam when Kṛṣṇa was once thinking, “Today, while I was engaged in tending the cows

Generally, a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa may be placed into one of three groups. on friendly terms, and the third group consists of those who are dealing with Kṛṣṇa as His superiors When the attraction for Kṛṣṇa is based on only one particular humor, that humor is called kevalā, or 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.

When transcendental humors in relationship with Kṛṣṇa become mixed (e.g., when the relationships with Kṛṣṇa in friendship, servitorship and parental love become mixed together), the result is called mixed That prominent humor is to be accepted as the devotee’s main relationship with Kṛṣṇa. For example, Uddhava is in relationship with Kṛṣṇa as a friend, but in Uddhava’s character a trace of servitude to Kṛṣṇa is also visible.

As soon as mother Yaśodā found her son Kṛṣṇa returning from the pasturing ground, she immediately began

One friend criticized Kṛṣṇa thus: “My dear Dāmodara, although You have been defeated by Śrīdāmā and have

The devotees who always think of Kṛṣṇa as a superior are in subordinate ecstatic love.

Above even the humor of love between Kṛṣṇa and His parents is the relationship of conjugal love.

An attraction for Kṛṣṇa by the people in general or by children cannot take any specific or satisfactory

There is a statement in the Govinda-vilāsa to this effect: “Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī was looking for Kṛṣṇa very

Simply by seeing Kṛṣṇa he is running so swiftly, making a tumultuous sound. Just see!”

Due to the different types of attraction for Kṛṣṇa, there are different varieties of devotees.