Devanagari: समर्था रति ISO15919: samarthā rati
The highest category of love in which the devotee only desires the happiness of Shri Krishna, loving Him completely and selflessly in the sentiment of a lover for her Beloved. A samartha rati devotee of madhurya bhava only desires to always serve the Lord – and in any and every possible way – for His happiness alone. Therefore, the thought of the devotee’s own happiness never even crosses the devotee’s mind.
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Samartha rati is the perfect and selfless divine love that exists only in the gopis of Braja. They are the embodiment of samartha rati because their love is free of self-interest. They do not desire liberation, celestial abodes or even divine recognition. Their only wish remains to please Shri Krishna, even at the cost of their own happiness. Their love asks for nothing yet gives everything.
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Bhakti Shatak - Hundred Gems of Devotion - an in-depth analysis
