# Cc. Madhya 8.71 ## Text > prabhu kahe, "eho haya, āge kaha āra" > rāya kahe, "dāsya-prema—sarva-sādhya-sāra" ## Synonyms *prabhu* *kahe*—the Lord said; *eho* *haya*—this is all right; *āge* *kaha* *āra*—please speak more; *rāya* *kahe*—Rāmānanda Rāya replied; *dāsya*-*prema*—spontaneous love in the humor of servitude; *sarva*-*sādhya*-*sāra*—the essence of perfection. ## Translation **Hearing up to the point of spontaneous love, the Lord said, "This is all right, but if you know more, please tell Me." In reply, Rāmānanda Rāya said, "Spontaneous loving service in servitude-as exchanged by master and servant-is the highest perfection.** ## Purport Spontaneous loving service to the Lord is called devotional service with an intimate attachment between the servitor and the served. This intimacy is called *mamatā.* Between the servitor and the served there is a feeling of oneness. This *mamatā* begins with *dāsya-prema,* service rendered to the master by the servant. Unless there is such a relationship, the loving affairs between the Lord and His devotee are not actually fixed. When the devotee feels "The Lord is my master" and renders service unto Him, Kṛṣṇa consciousness is awakened. This fixed consciousness is on a higher platform than simple cognizance of love of Godhead.