sambandha | सम्बन्ध

sambandha | सम्बन्ध

Sambandha (Devanagari: संबंध ISO15919: saṁbaṁdha) means complete bond.

Every jiva has every relationship only with Shri Krishna. Four main kinds of bonds are

  • sajatya sambandha - being of one category, that is, both God and the individual soul are conscious and eternal,
  • saddheshya sambandha - residing in one place. Both God and jiva reside inside each other in the heart,
  • sakhya sambandha - eternal friendship, that is, God always desires the soul's well-being
  • sayujya sambandha - a relationship of infinite union, that is, God resides within every individual soul and is the very source of the soul's consciousness.

REFERENCE

Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 8