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The Process of Devotional Service
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SYNONYMS
virājantīm —shining intensely;  abhivyaktām —fully expressed;  vraja-vāsi-jana-ādiṣu —among the eternal inhabitants of Vṛndāvana;  rāgātmikām —devotional service consisting of spontaneous love;  ānusṛtā —following;  yā —which;  sā —that;  rāgānugā —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 Vṛndāvana. Devotional service that accords with their devotional service is called  rāgānugā bhakti , or devotional service following in the wake of spontaneous loving service.’
PURPORT
This verse is found in  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu  (1.2.270).
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তত্ত্বাবাদিমাধুর্যে শ্রুতে ধীর্যদপেক্ষতে । নাত্র শাস্ত্রং ন যুক্তিক তল্লোভোৎপত্তিলক্ষণম্ ॥ ১৫৫ ॥
tat-tad-bhāvādi-mādhurye   śrute dhīr yad apekṣate   nātra śāstraṁ na yuktiṁ ca   tal lobhotpatti-lakṣaṇam
SYNONYMS
tat-tat —respective;  bhāva-ādi-mādhurye —the sweetness of the loving moods (namely  śānta-rasa ,  dāsya-rasa ,  sakhya-rasa ,  vātsalya-rasa  and  mādhurya-rasa ) of the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana;  śrute —when heard;  dhīḥ —the intelligence;  yat —which;  apekṣate —depends on;  na —not;  atra —here;  śāstram —revealed scriptures;  na —not;  yuktim —logic and argument;  ca —also;  tat —that;  lobha —of covetousness to follow in the footsteps;  utpatti-lakṣaṇam —the symptom of awakening.
TRANSLATION
“‘When an advanced realized devotee hears about the affairs of the devotees of Vṛndāvana—in the mellows of śānta, dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya and mādhurya—he becomes inclined in that way, and his intelligence becomes attracted. Indeed, he begins to covet that particular type of devotion. When