Verse Text
atha sambandhānugā—
sā sambandhānugā bhaktiḥ procyate sadbhir ātmani |
yā pitṛtvādi-sambandha-mananāropanātmikā ||305||
Translation
Sambandhānuga-bhakti is defined as follows: The devotees define sambandhānuga-bhakti as that bhakti in which there is a constant contemplation of oneself as a parent, friend or servant of Kṛṣṇa, and identification with the role.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
That bhakti whose essence (ātmikā) is concentrated contemplation (manana) of a relationship such as parent, [Note: The definition of rāgānuga-bhakti has already specified that the ideal person whom one follows is an inhabitant of Vraja, and not Dvārakā. Thus identifying oneself as a father in Dvārakā is excluded from sambandhānuga-bhakti--which is a branch of rāgānuga-bhakti.] and furthermore, with identification of oneself in that role, is called sambandhānuga-bhakti.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Parenthood or Friendship