The devotion of Shri to the Lord does not cease to exist because of her intense love for Him — 402.

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SUTRA III. 3. 41.

आदारादलोपः॥३.३.४१॥

ādārādalopaḥ ..3.3.41..

... Adarat, because (of her) intense love. The word Adara of the text must be translated here as love. … Alopah, non-omission, non-cessation.

41. The devotion of Shri to the Lord does not cease to exist because of her intense love for Him — 402.

COMMENTARY

Though there is no difference between Shri and the Parashakti, which in her turn is identical with the Lord, yet the devotion of Shri to the Lord does not vanish, because of Her great love for the Supreme Lord, Who is the root of Her existence, and Who is an ocean of wonderful attributes. The branch cannot but love the tree, nor the rays of the moon their lord, the moon. So Shri cannot but love the Lord Vishnu, who is her very existence. Her devotion to the Lord is established by the Shrutis (of the Yajur-veda) quoted above. That Shruti shows that she is the most devoted of all wives, and possesses all the attributes of a loving spouse. In the Bhagavata Purana also the Gopinis, addressing the Lord Krishna, say:

«He whose service is constantly craved by Shri, who is ever anxious to obtain the dust of His lotus feet, he whom Tulasi though over resting on his breast, is ever anxious to serve, etc. »

The erotic sentiment is possible only whore there is difference between the two, the lover and the object of love. But Shri being identical with the Lord, such a sentiment is out of question in the case of the Lord, for no one is self-enamoured. Therefore, Kama cannot exist in the Lord and Shri cannot give rise to that sentiment in Him. This objection is met in the next Sutra.

SUTRA III. 3. 42.

उपस्थितेस्तद्वचनात्॥३.३.४२॥

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