Text 155] The Process of Devotional Service 421

SYNONYMS
virajantim—shining intensely; abhivyaktam—fully expressed; vraja-vasi-jana-
ddisu—among the eternal inhabitants of Vrndavana; ragatmikam—devotional
service consisting of spontaneous love; anusrta—following; ya —which; s4—that;
raganuga—devotional service following in the wake of spontaneous love;
ucyate —is said.

TRANSLATION

““‘Devotional service in spontaneous love is vividly expressed and
manifested by the inhabitants of Vrndavana. Devotional service that accords
with their devotional service is called raganuga bhakti, or devotional service
following in the wake of spontaneous loving service.’

PURPORT
This verse is found in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.270).

TEXT 155

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tat-tad-bhavadi-madhurye
srute dhir yad apeksate
natra sastram na yuktirn ca
tal lobhotpatti-laksanam

SYNONYMS

tat-tat—respective; bhava-ddi-madhurye—the sweetness of the loving moods
(namely santa-rasa, dasya-rasa, sakhya-rasa, vatsalya-rasa and mdadhurya-rasa) of
the inhabitants of Vrndavana; srute—when heard; dhih—the intelligence; yat—
which; apeksate—depends on; na—not; atra—here; sastram—revealed scrip-
tures; na—not; yuktim—logic and argument; ca—also; tat—that; lobha—of
covetousness to follow in the footsteps; utpatti-laksanam—the symptom of
awakening.

TRANSLATION

‘““’When an advanced realized devotee hears about the affairs of the devo-
tees of Vrndavana—in the mellows of santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and
madhurya—he becomes inclined in that way, and his intelligence becomes at-
tracted. Indeed, he begins to covet that particular type of devotion. When
