Text 222] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 227
TRANSLATION

“If one worships the Lord on the path of spontaneous love and goes to
Vrndavana, he receives the shelter of Vrajendra-nandana, the son of Nanda
Maharaja.

PURPORT

In all, there are sixty-four items listed for the rendering of service unto Krsna,
and these are the the regulative principles enjoined in the sastras and given by the
spiritual master. One has to serve Krsna according to these regulative principles,
but if one develops spontaneous love for Krsna as exhibited in the activities of
those who live in Vrajabhtmi, one attains the platform of réganuga-bhakti. One
who has developed this spontaneous love is eligible for elevation to the platform
enjoyed by the inhabitants of Vrajabhtmi. In Vrajabhami, there are no regulative
principles set forth for Krsna’s service. Rather, everything is carried out in spon-
taneous, natural love for Krsna. There is no question of following the principles of
the Vedic system. Such principles are followed within this material world, and as
long as one is on the material platform, he has to execute them. However, spon-
taneous love of Krsna is transcendental. It may seem that the regulative principles
are being violated, but the devotee is on the transcendental platform. Such ser-
vice is called gunatita, or nirguna, for it is not contaminated by the three modes of
material nature.

TEXT 222
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SHAUNA CHS Als SR AA SCH i 222 I
vraja-lokera kona bhava lafid yei bhaje
bhava-yogya deha pdafia krsna paya vraje
SYNONYMS

vraja-lokera—of the planet known as Goloka Vrndavana; kona—some;
bhava—mood; lafid—accepting; yei—anyone who; bhaje—executes devotional
service; bhava-yogya—suitable for that spiritual attraction; deha—a body;
pafid—getting; krsna—Lord Krsna; paya—gets; vraje—in Vrndavana.

TRANSLATION

“In his liberated stage the devotee is attracted by one of the five humors in
the transcendental loving service of the Lord. As he continues to serve the
Lord in that transcendental mood, he attains a spiritual body to serve Krsna in
Goloka Vrndavana.
