Devotee: "He may have a passive relationship, he may have an active relationship. Three, he may be in friendship. Four, he may have the relationship of a parent. And five, he may have the relationship of a conjugal lover of the Lord. Arjuna was a devotee in relationship . . ."
Prabhupāda: The passive relationship is simply realizing, "Oh, how God is great." "God is great." One is thunderstruck with the greatness of God. That is passive relationship: "God, God is great." When that relationship is enhanced a little more, the next stage is that, "If God is great, why not give Him some service?" Just like we are accustomed to give some service to some person who is greater than me.
That is the laws of nature. Just like the animals. The animals are giving service to the man, because the man is supposed to be greater than the animal. Similarly, one man is greater than the other, so the smaller man is giving service to the greater man. That is the law of nature.
So when this sense comes, "If God is so great . . ." Not that, "God is great; therefore exact from God the things of my sense gratification." No. The real love is that "God is great, God is supplying us so many things, all our necessities, why not render some service to God?" This consciousness is part of development.
The next development is to give service to God as friend, just like Arjuna is giving. And the next development is to render service to God as parents. And the highest platform of service rendering to God is conjugal love. So there are different stages. That is explained.