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priti-visayanande tad-asrayananda

tanha nahi nija-sukha-vanchara sambandha

SYNONYMS

priti-visaya-anande—in the joy of the object of love; tat—of that love; asraya-ananda—the joy of the abode; tanha—that; nahi—not; nija-sukha-vanchara—of desire for one’s own happiness; sambandha—relationship.

The happiness of the abode of love is in the happiness of the object of that love.

This is not a relationship of desire for personal gratification.