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| Madhya-lila | Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 22.154
ragatmikam anusrita
SYNONYMS
virajantim -- shining intensely; abhivyaktam -- fully expressed; vraja-vasi-jana-adishu -- among the eternal inhabitants of Vrindavana; raga-atmikam -- devotional service consisting of spontaneous love; anusrita -- following; ya -- which; sa -- that; raga-anuga -- devotional service following in the wake of spontaneous love; ucyate -- is said.
TRANSLATION
"'Devotional service in spontaneous love is vividly expressed and manifested by the inhabitants of Vrindavana. Devotional service that accords with their devotional service is called raganuga bhakti, or devotional service following in the wake of spontaneous loving service.'
PURPORT
This verse is also found in the Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu (1.2.270).
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness