# Cc. Madhya 17.173 > কৃষ্ণপ্রেমা তাঁহা, যাঁহা তাঁহার ‘সম্বন্ধ’ । > তাহাঁ বিনা এই প্রেমার কাহাঁ নাহি গন্ধ ॥১৭৩॥ ## Text > kṛṣṇa-premā tāṅhā, yāṅhā tāṅhāra'sambandha' > tāhāṅ vinā ei premāra kāhāṅ nāhi gandha ## Synonyms *kṛṣṇa-premā*—love of Kṛṣṇa; *tāṅhā*—there; *yāṅhā*—where; *tāṅhāra*—his; *sambandha*—relationship; *tāhāṅ vinā*—without him; *ei premāra*—of this ecstatic love; *kāhāṅ nāhi gandha*—there is no possibility of even a scent. ## Translation **"This kind of ecstatic love can be experienced only when one has a relationship with Mādhavendra Purī. Without him, even a scent of such transcendental ecstatic love is impossible."**