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Attaining ecstatic love for Krishna (God's Name) is the goal of all revealed scriptures, including the Koran and the Bible. For eg. the Bible tells us "Love thy Lord with all thy heart and all thy soul". Ecstatic love for Krishna is inherent to the living entities, but, due to forgetfulness of Krishna, is forgotten. This love is awakened again by serving the Lord, because then the Lord reminds the living entity of his eternal relation with Him, at which time the living entity remembers his love for God. This love is very difficult to understand or analyze. Unflinching, simple faith in the Lord is the symptom of ecstatic love, and unconditional surrender (to Krishna) is its manifestation. Such a devotee has no agitation from material affections and is interested only in the service of Radha (the topmost lover of Krishna) and Krishna in Vrindavana (the original, primeval abode of God). Elevation to this stage of ecstasy is possible in two ways, 1. by constant association with pure devotees (of Krishna), which is obtained only by mercy, whereby one starts to perform devotional activities under the influence of that association and eventually attracts the attention or Krishna or His devotee, who bestow that love upon the practitioner, and 2. by a special mercy of Krishna or a pure devotee of Krishna, when one is favored even without having any devotional credits. In any case, ecstatic, pure love can only be given/received, it is never learnt nor achieved (by efforts).  
As the dust on the lotus flower exhibits the exquisite beauty of the flower, all the gopīs (cowherd women) applied the dust of kuṅkuma on their lotuslike faces. These beautiful gopīs took their different presentations and very soon reached the house of Mahārāja Nanda. Overburdened with their heavy hips and swollen breasts, the gopīs could not proceed very quickly toward the house of Nanda Mahārāja, but out of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa they proceeded as quickly as possible.  


Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Ecstatic Love For Krsna|Ecstatic Love For Krsna]]''' category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following NUMBER quotes.
Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Ecstatic Love For Krsna|Ecstatic Love For Krishna]]''' category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following 8 quotes.
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== Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's books ==
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{{VaniQuotebox|According to the opinion of all expert devotees, anything that will arouse ecstatic love for Krsna is to be taken as an impetus for transcendental mellow|Everything in connection with Kṛṣṇa is called ecstatic devotional love, although it may be exhibited in different ways: sometimes in right order and sometimes as a perverted reflection. According to the opinion of all expert devotees, anything that will arouse ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is to be taken as an impetus for transcendental mellow. '''(Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 51)'''}}


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{{VaniQuotebox|Ecstatic love for Krsna, which is known as anubhava, is symptomized by the following signs|Ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, which is known as anubhāva, is symptomized by the following signs: one becomes engaged exclusively in the service of the Lord, being attentive to carry out the orders of the Lord faithfully; one becomes undisturbed and nonenvious in full transcendental loving service to the Lord; and one makes friendship with the devotees of the Lord who are situated in faithful service to Him. All of these symptoms are called anubhāva, ecstatic love. '''(Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 37)'''}}


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{{VaniQuotebox|Maharaja Pariksit's behavior, his remaining patient even at the last point of his life, his undisturbed condition of mind, is an example of reservation. This is one of the characteristics of a devotee who has developed ecstatic love for Krsna| Mahārāja Parīkṣit's behavior, his remaining patient even at the last point of his life, his undisturbed condition of mind, is an example of reservation. This is one of the characteristics of a devotee who has developed ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa. '''(Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 18)'''}}


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{{VaniQuotebox|Sometimes belching also becomes a symptom of ecstatic love for Krsna|Sometimes belching also becomes a symptom of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa. There is evidence of this in Paurṇamāsī's address to one crying associate of Rādhārāṇī: "My dear daughter, don't be worried because Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is belching. I am about to offer a remedial measure for this symptom. Do not cry so loudly. '''(Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 27)'''}}


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{{VaniQuotebox|Srimati Radharani is the embodiment of spiritual energy, personified as ecstatic love for Krsna; therefore only Krsna can touch Her| His Gaurāṅga feature Kṛṣṇa tastes separation from Kṛṣṇa in the ecstasy of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. This ecstatic form is Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya. Śrī Kṛṣṇa is always the transcendental reservoir of all pleasure, and He is technically called dhīra-lalita. Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the embodiment of spiritual energy, personified as ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa; therefore only Kṛṣṇa can touch Her. The dhīra-lalita aspect is not seen in any other form of the Lord, including Viṣṇu and Nārāyaṇa. '''(Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 8.288)'''}}


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{{VaniQuotebox|Without having ecstatic love for Krsna, one cannot see Him directly. Therefore through the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Brahmananda Bharati has acquired direct vision of the Lord|Without having ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, one cannot see Him directly. Therefore through the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Brahmānanda Bhāratī has acquired direct vision of the Lord. '''(Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.181)'''}}


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{{VaniQuotebox|Rupa Gosvami describes the characteristics of a person who has actually developed his ecstatic love for Krsna|The characteristics are as follows: (4) He does not long for any material respect in return for his activities
(5) He is always certain that Kṛṣṇa will bestow His mercy upon him.(6) He is always very eager to serve the Lord faithfully. '''(Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 18)'''}}


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{{VaniQuotebox|The gopis' ecstatic love for Krsna is sometimes described by scholars as being like the "lusty desire" of the material world, but actually this should not be taken as a literal fact. It is simply a way of trying to understand the transcendental situation| In the material world there is no such thing as a lover's wanting to please the senses of his beloved. Actually, in the material world, everyone wants mainly to gratify his own personal senses. The gopīs, however, wanted nothing at all but to gratify the senses of the Lord, and there is no instance of this in the material world. Therefore the gopīs' ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is sometimes described by scholars as being like the "lusty desire" of the material world, but actually this should not be taken as a literal fact. It is simply a way of trying to understand the transcendental situation. '''(Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 15)'''}}
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As the dust on the lotus flower exhibits the exquisite beauty of the flower, all the gopīs (cowherd women) applied the dust of kuṅkuma on their lotuslike faces. These beautiful gopīs took their different presentations and very soon reached the house of Mahārāja Nanda. Overburdened with their heavy hips and swollen breasts, the gopīs could not proceed very quickly toward the house of Nanda Mahārāja, but out of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa they proceeded as quickly as possible.

Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes Ecstatic Love For Krishna category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following 8 quotes.

Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's books


vanipedia.org 		Everything in connection with Kṛṣṇa is called ecstatic devotional love, although it may be exhibited in different ways: sometimes in right order and sometimes as a perverted reflection. According to the opinion of all expert devotees, anything that will arouse ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is to be taken as an impetus for transcendental mellow. (Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 51)



vanipedia.org 		Ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, which is known as anubhāva, is symptomized by the following signs: one becomes engaged exclusively in the service of the Lord, being attentive to carry out the orders of the Lord faithfully; one becomes undisturbed and nonenvious in full transcendental loving service to the Lord; and one makes friendship with the devotees of the Lord who are situated in faithful service to Him. All of these symptoms are called anubhāva, ecstatic love. (Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 37)



vanipedia.org 		Mahārāja Parīkṣit's behavior, his remaining patient even at the last point of his life, his undisturbed condition of mind, is an example of reservation. This is one of the characteristics of a devotee who has developed ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa. (Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 18)



vanipedia.org 		Sometimes belching also becomes a symptom of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa. There is evidence of this in Paurṇamāsī's address to one crying associate of Rādhārāṇī: "My dear daughter, don't be worried because Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is belching. I am about to offer a remedial measure for this symptom. Do not cry so loudly. (Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 27)



vanipedia.org 		His Gaurāṅga feature Kṛṣṇa tastes separation from Kṛṣṇa in the ecstasy of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. This ecstatic form is Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya. Śrī Kṛṣṇa is always the transcendental reservoir of all pleasure, and He is technically called dhīra-lalita. Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the embodiment of spiritual energy, personified as ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa; therefore only Kṛṣṇa can touch Her. The dhīra-lalita aspect is not seen in any other form of the Lord, including Viṣṇu and Nārāyaṇa. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 8.288)



vanipedia.org 		Without having ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, one cannot see Him directly. Therefore through the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Brahmānanda Bhāratī has acquired direct vision of the Lord. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.181)



vanipedia.org 		The characteristics are as follows: (4) He does not long for any material respect in return for his activities (5) He is always certain that Kṛṣṇa will bestow His mercy upon him.(6) He is always very eager to serve the Lord faithfully. (Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 18)



vanipedia.org 		In the material world there is no such thing as a lover's wanting to please the senses of his beloved. Actually, in the material world, everyone wants mainly to gratify his own personal senses. The gopīs, however, wanted nothing at all but to gratify the senses of the Lord, and there is no instance of this in the material world. Therefore the gopīs' ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is sometimes described by scholars as being like the "lusty desire" of the material world, but actually this should not be taken as a literal fact. It is simply a way of trying to understand the transcendental situation. (Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 15)


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