Text 149] The Process of Devotional Service 417

SYNONYMS

vaidhi-bhakti—of devotional service according to the regulative principles;
sadhanera—of the execution; kahiluh—l have made; vivarana—description;
raganuga-bhaktira—of spontaneous devotional service; laksana—the symptoms;
suna—please hear; sandtana—O Sanatana.

TRANSLATION

“(My dear Sanatana, | have now in detail described devotional service ac-
cording to the regulative principles. Now hear from Me about spontaneous
devotional service and its characteristics.

TEXT 149

ast ae-sie— ‘gaz’ geratfa-ace |
SlA SAIS Sls ‘Aalstigaty’-aiT7 i 985

ragatmika-bhakti—— ‘mukhyda’ vraja-vasi-jane
tara anugata bhaktira ‘raganuga’-name

SYNONYMS

ragatmika-bhakti—spontaneous devotional service; mukhyé—preeminent;
vraja-vasi-jane—in the inhabitants of Vraja, or Vindavana; tara—that; anugata—
following; bhaktira—of devotional service; raganugd-ndme—named rdganuga or
following after spontaneous devotional service.

TRANSLATION

“The original inhabitants of Vrndavana are attached to Krsna spontaneously
in devotional service. Nothing can compare to such spontaneous devotional
service, which is called ragatmika bhakti. When a devotee follows in the
footsteps of the devotees of Vrndavana, his devotional service is called
raganuga bhakti.

PURPORT

In his Bhakti-sandarbha, Jiva Gosvami states:

tad evam  tat-tad-abhimdna-laksana-bhava-visesvena svabhavika-ragasya
vaisistye sati tat-tad-raga-prayukta sravana-kirtana-smarana-pada-sevana-van-
danatma-nivedana-prayd bhaktis tesarn ragatmikd bhaktir ity ucyate.... tatas
tadiyarh ragarn rucyanugacchanti sé raganuga.

When a pure devotee follows the footsteps of a devotee in Vrndavana, he
develops raganuga bhakti.
