# 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."**