Text 110] The Process of Devotional Service 391

Spontaneous service is not artificial. One simply has to come to that platform
by rendering devotional service according to the regulative principles. Thus one
has to practice hearing and chanting and follow the other regulative principles by
washing the temple, cleansing oneself, rising early in the morning, attending
marigala-drati and so on. If one does not come to the platform of spontaneous
service in the beginning, he must adopt regulative service according to the in-
structions of the spiritual master. This regulative service is called vaidhi bhakti.

TEXT 110

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tasmad bharata sarvatma
bhagavan harir isvarah

srotavyah kirtitavyas ca
smartavyas cecchatabhayam

SYNONYMS

tasmat—therefore; bhadrata—O descendant of Bharata; sarva-atma—the all-
pervasive Lord, who is situated in everyone's heart; bhagavan—the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead; harih—Lord Hari, who takes away all the miserable condi-
tions of material existence; isvarah—the supreme controller; srotavyah—to be
heard about (from bona fide sources); kirtitavyah—to be glorified (as one has
heard); ca—also; smartavyah—to be remembered; ca—and; icchata—by a per-
son desiring; abhayam—freedom from the fearful condition of material existence.

TRANSLATION

““‘O descendant of Bharata! O Maharaja Pariksit! The Supreme Personality
of Godhead, who is situated in everyone’s heart as Paramatma, who is the
supreme controller and who always removes the miseries of living entities,
must always be heard about from reliable sources, and He must be glorified
and remembered by one who wishes to become fearless.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.1.5). It is one’s duty to under-
stand the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the hearing process. This is
called srotavyah. If one has heard properly about the Supreme Personality of God-
head, his duty is to glorify the Lord and preach His glories. This is called kirtitavyah.
When one hears about the Lord and glorifies Him, it is natural to think of Him. This
