Devotee in suddha-bhava
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Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Antya-lila
Śuddha-bhāva, pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, is not dependent on an understanding of the Lord's opulences. Even without such opulences, the devotee in śuddha-bhāva is inclined to love Kṛṣṇa as a friend or son.
CC Antya 7.30, Translation and Purport: “In pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, a friend mounts the shoulder of Kṛṣṇa, and mother Yaśodā binds the Lord.
Śuddha-bhāva, pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, is not dependent on an understanding of the Lord's opulences. Even without such opulences, the devotee in śuddha-bhāva is inclined to love Kṛṣṇa as a friend or son.