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prestham, the remembrance of Sri Krsna and His beloved
associates. By following in the footsteps of such associates
and by entering under their eternal guidance, one can ac-
quire an intense desire to serve the Supreme Personality of
Godhead.”

Again Srila Ripa Gosvami states in Bhakti-rasdmrta-
sindhu (1.2.295):

seva sadhaka-ripena
siddha-riipena catra hi
tad-bhava-lipsuna karya
vraja-lokdnusdratah
‘In the transcendental realm of Vraja [Vraja-dhama] one
should serve the Supreme Lord, Sri Krsna, with a feeling
similar to that of His associates, and one should place him-
self under the direct guidance of a particular associate of
Krsna and should follow in his footsteps. This method is ap-
plicable both in the stage of sédhana [spiritual practices
executed while in the stage of bondage] and in the stage of
sddhya [God realization], when one is a siddha-purusa, or a
spiritually perfect soul.”

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura has commented
as follows upon this verse: “One who has not yet developed
interest in Krsna consciousness should give up all material
motives and train his mind by following the progressive
regulative principles, namely chanting and remembering
Krsna 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 Vrndadvana and pass his time constantly
