aśeṣa-sādhanaiḥ sādhyaḥ

samastārthādhikādhikaḥ

yo vaśī-karaṇe gāḍho-

pāyo bhagavato ’dvayaḥ

tad-bhaktaika-mahā-nidhiḥ

vicitra-paramānanda-

mādhurya-bhara-pūritaḥ

padārthaḥ prema-saṁjñakaḥ

pariṇāma-viśeṣe hi

ceto-vṛtter udeti saḥ

There is one goal of all disciplines, one highest attainment of all, the one potent means to bring the Supreme Lord under one’s control. Only by the mercy of the Lord can it be gained. It is the rare, exclusive treasure of His devotees, a treasure rich with every sort of transcendental ecstasy and sweetness. Its wonderful glories are beyond the power to describe. That attainment is called prema. It arises from special transformations of the functions of the mind.