Mamata Hi Madhurya Ras Samata - Braj Ke Dohe

Mamata Hi Madhurya Ras Samata - Braj Ke Dohe

Mamata Hi Madhurya Ras, Samata Sadhan Jnaan.
Prem Hani Samata Kiye, Mamata Ras Ki Khaan.

- Braj Ke Dohe

Exclusive love for Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa (mamatā), that is, the feeling of belonging to Them, is the very foundation of mādhurya-rasa, whereas equal vision (samatā) is a means of following the path of knowledge (jñāna-mārga). This very affection should be understood as the means of attaining mādhurya-rasa, for it is the very source of this divine rasa. Conversely, abandoning this natural feeling of belonging to Them and adopting an attitude of equal vision leads to the loss of prema-rasa, the nectar of divine love.