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Šrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 22]
TRANSLATION
“When transcendental devotional service by which love for Kṛṣṇa is attained is executed by the senses, it is called sādhana-bhakti, or the regulative discharge of devotional service. Such devotion eternally exists within the heart of every living entity. The awakening of this eternal devotion is the potentiality of devotional service in practice.’
PURPORT
This verse is found in  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu  (1.2.2). Because living entities are minute, atomic parts and parcels of the Lord, devotional service is already present within them in a dormant condition. Devotional service begins with  śravaṇa kīrtana , hearing and chanting. When a man is sleeping, he can be awakened by sound vibration; therefore every conditioned soul should be given the chance to hear the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra  chanted by a pure Vaiṣṇava. One who hears the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra  thus vibrated is awakened to spiritual consciousness, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness. In this way one's mind gradually becomes purified, as stated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ( ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam ). When the mind is purified, the senses are also purified. Instead of using the senses for sense gratification, the awakened devotee employs the senses in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. This is the process by which dormant love for Kṛṣṇa is awakened.
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শ্রেবণাদি-ক্রিয়া —তার ‘স্বরূপ’-লক্ষণ ।
‘ उठिन्ह’-लकडगे উপজায়ী প্রেমধন ॥ ১০৬ ॥
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 Krṣna.