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preṣṭham , the remembrance of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His beloved associates. By following in the footsteps of such associates and by entering under their eternal guidance, one can acquire an intense desire to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
Again Śrila Rūpa Gosvāmī states in  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu  (1.2.295):
sevā sādhaka-rūpeṇa  
 siddha-rūpeṇa cātra hi  
 tad-bhāva-lipsunā kāryā  
 vraja-lokānusārataḥ
“In the transcendental realm of Vraja [Vraja-dhāma] one should serve the Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, with a feeling similar to that of His associates, and one should place himself under the direct guidance of a particular associate of Kṛṣṇa and should follow in his footsteps. This method is applicable both in the stage of  sādhana  [spiritual practices executed while in the stage of bondage] and in the stage of  sādhya  [God realization], when one is a  siddha-puruṣa , or a spiritually perfect soul.”
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Thākura has commented as follows upon this verse: “One who has not yet developed interest in Kṛṣṇa consciousness should give up all material motives and train his mind by following the progressive regulative principles, namely chanting and remembering Kṛṣṇa and His name, form, quality, pastimes and so forth. In this way, after developing a taste for such things, one should try to live in Vṛndāvana and pass his time constantly