# Cc. Madhya 24.34 > কান্তাগণের রতি পায় ‘মহাভাব’-সীমা । > ‘ভক্তি’-শব্দের এই সব অর্থের মহিমা ॥৩৪॥ ## Text > kāntā-gaṇera rati pāya 'mahābhāva'-sīmā > 'bhakti'-śabdera ei saba arthera mahimā ## Synonyms *kāntā-gaṇera*—of the devotees in conjugal love; *rati*—the attraction; *pāya*—attain; *mahā-bhāva-sīmā*—the limit of *mahābhāva*; *bhakti*—devotional service; *śabdera*—of the word; *ei saba*—all these; *arthera*—of the meanings; *mahimā*—of the glories. ## Translation **"The gopīs of Vṛndāvana who are attached to Kṛṣṇa in conjugal love can increase their ecstatic love up to the point of mahābhāva [the greatest ecstatic love]. These are some of the glorious meanings of the word bhakti, devotional service.**