7.30

suddha-bhave sakha kare skandhe arohana

suddha-bhave vrajesvari karena bandhana

SYNONYMS

suddha-bhave—in pure consciousness; sakha—friend; kare—does; skandhe—on the shoulder; arohana—rising; suddha-bhave—in pure consciousness; vraja-isvari—the Queen of Vraja; karena bandhana—binds "In pure Krsna consciousness, a friend mounts the shoulder of Krsna, and mother Yasoda binds the Lord.

PURPORT

Suddha-bhava, pure consciousness, is not dependent on an understanding of the Lord’s opulences.

Even without such opulences, the devotee in suddha-bhava is inclined to love Krsna as a friend or son.