17.173

krsna-prema tanha, yanha tanhara’sambandha’

tahan vina ei premara kahan nahi gandha

SYNONYMS

krsna-prema—love of Krsna; tanha—there; yanha—where; tanhara—his; sambandha—relationship; tahan vina—without him; ei premara—of this ecstatic love; kahan nahi gandha—there is no possibility of even a scent “This kind of ecstatic love can be experienced only when one has a relationship with Madhavendra Puri.

Without him, even a scent of such transcendental ecstatic love is impossible.”