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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 22.106
śravaṇādi-kriyā — tāra 'svarūpa'-lakṣaṇa
'taṭastha'-lakṣaṇe upajāya prema-dhana
SYNONYMS
śravaṇa-ādi-kriyā — the process of hearing, chanting and so forth; tāra — of that; svarūpa-lakṣaṇa — symptoms of the nature; taṭastha-lakṣaṇe — marginal symptoms; upajāya — awakens; prema-dhana — love of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
"The spiritual activities of hearing, chanting, remembering and so forth are the natural characteristics of devotional service. The marginal characteristic is that it awakens pure love for Kṛṣṇa.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness