सा कामरूपा सम्भोगतृष्णां या नयति स्वताम् ।
यदस्यां कृष्णसौख्यार्थमेव केवलमुद्यमः ॥

sā kāmarūpā sambhoga-tṛṣṇāṁ yā nayati svatām |
yad asyāṁ kṛṣṇa-saukhyārtham eva kevalam udyamaḥ ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.283)

“That [bhakti] which draws desire for complete enjoyment [i.e., amorous union] (sambhoga) into its own self is [known as] kāma-rūpā [-rāgātmikā-bhakti] since within it is only endeavor exclusively for the sake of Kṛṣṇa’s happiness.”

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