23.54
santa-rase santi-rati ’prema’ paryanta haya
dasya-rati ’raga’ paryanta krameta badaya
SYNONYMS
santa-rase—in the mellow of neutrality; santi-rati—spiritual attachment in peacefulness; prema paryanta—up to love of Godhead; haya—is; dasya-rati—attachment in servitude; raga—spontaneous love; paryanta—up to; krameta—gradually; badaya—increases "The position of neutrality increases up to the point where one can appreciate love of Godhead.
The mellow of servitorship gradually increases to the point of spontaneous love of Godhead.