Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 22.150

ishte svarasiki ragah

paramavishtata bhavet

tan-mayi ya bhaved bhaktih

satra ragatmikodita

SYNONYMS

ishte -- unto the desired object of life; sva-rasiki -- appropriate for one's own original aptitude of love; ragah -- attachment; parama-avishtata -- absorption in the service of the Lord; bhavet -- is; tat-mayi -- consisting of that transcendental attachment; ya -- which; bhavet -- is; bhaktih -- devotional service; sa -- that; atra -- here; ragatmika-udita -- called ragatmika, or spontaneous devotional service.

TRANSLATION

"'When one becomes attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his natural inclination to love is fully absorbed in thoughts of the Lord. That is called transcendental attachment, and devotional service according to that attachment is called ragatmika, or spontaneous devotional service.'

PURPORT

This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu (1.2.272).

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