Volume 7 - Prabhupada

364 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 19has to be protected by the devotee, and at this time the devotee takes the positionof being worshiped by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The feelings ofpaternal love are called vatsalya-rati. When the devotee is situated on this platform,he wants to maintain the Lord like a son, and he desires all good fortune forthe Lord. He offers blessings to the Lord by touching His feet and head.Madhura-rati, or attachment in conjugal love, is described as follows:mitho harer mrgakyas casambhogas yadi -karaf)ammadhurapara-paryayapriyatakhyodita ratihasyarh kataka-bhrukepapriya-vaQi-smitadayahThe conjugal relationship is experienced between the Supreme Personality ofGodhead and the young damsels of VrajabhOmi, and due to their conjugal lovethey continuously exist in eight kinds of remembrances called madhura-rati. Thisintimate relationship brought about by conjugal love produces movements of theeyebrows, glancing, sweet words and exchanges of joking words.TEXT 185-tt•, m, , te., -1f e 1·-- · -rtil II lr'