Text 153] The Process of Devotional Service 419

TRANSLATION

“The primary characteristic of spontaneous love is deep attachment for the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. Absorption in Him is a marginal charac-
teristic.

TEXT 152

atrn-Sfea ay Finley ata |
Sire Oy Ba SH cata SA AZ vse tl

ragamayi-bhaktira haya ‘ragatmika’ nama
taha suni’ lubdha haya kona bhagyavan

SYNONYMS

raga-mayi—consisting of attachment; bhaktira—of devotional service; haya—
is; ragatmika—spontaneous love; ndma—the name; taha suni’—hearing this;
lubdha—covetous; haya—becomes; kona bhagyavan —some fortunate person.

TRANSLATION

“Thus devotional service which consists of raga [deep attachment] is called
ragatmika, spontaneous loving service. If a devotee covets such a position, he
is considered to be most fortunate.

TEXT 153

UTS SeraAla Sirs Sea SAS |
strays athe aca —atstrgstia Asis sew t

lobhe vraja-vasira bhave kare anugati
sastra-yukti nahi mane—radganugara prakrti

SYNONYMS

lobhe—in such covetousness; vraja-vasira bhave—in the moods of the inhabi-
tants of Vrndavana, Vraja; kare anugati—follows; sastra-yukti—injunctions or
reasonings of the sastras; nahi méne—does not abide by; raganugara—of spon-
taneous love; prakrti—the nature.

TRANSLATION
“If one follows in the footsteps of the inhabitants of Vrndavana out of such
transcendental covetousness, he does not care for the injunctions or
reasonings of sastra. That is the way of spontaneous love.
