20.141

taiche bhakti-phale krsne prema upajaya

preme krsnasvada haile bhava nasa paya

SYNONYMS

taiche—similarly; bhakti-phale—by the result of devotional service; krsne—unto Lord Krsna; prema—love; upajaya—arises; preme—in devotional love; krsna-asvada—tasting the association of Lord Krsna; haile—when there is; bhava—the distress of the repetition of birth and death; nasa—annihilation; paya—obtains "Similarly, as a result of bhakti, one’s dormant love for Krsna awakens.

When one is so situated that he can taste the association of Lord Krsna, material existence, the repetition of birth and death, comes to an end.