Text 166] The Process of Devotional Service 427

prity-ankure ‘rati’, ‘phava’——haya dui nama
yaha haite vasa hana sri-bhagavan

SYNONYMS

priti-ankure—in the seed of affection; rati—attachment; bhava—emotion;
haya—there are; dui nama—two names; yaha haite—from which; vasa—con-
trolled; hana—is; sri-bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

“In the seed of affection, there is attachment which goes by two names, rati
and bhava. The Supreme Personality of Godhead comes under the control of
such attachment.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments on this verse. Externally a
devotee performs all the items of devotional service—sravana and kirtana—in
nine different ways, and within his mind he always thinks of his eternal relation-
ship with Krsna and follows in the footsteps of the devotees of Vrndavana. If one
engages himself in the service of Radha and Krsna in this way, he can transcend
the regulative principles enjoined in the sastras and, through his spiritual master,
fully engage in rendering spontaneous love to Krsna. In this way, he attains affec-
tion at the lotus feet of Krsna. Krsna actually comes under the control of such
spontaneous feelings, and ultimately one can attain association with the Lord.

TEXT 166

ARI CATS MNS FCW CHACHA |
CRS sag afscey-faaad i sww i

yahd haite pai krsnera prema-sevana
eita’ kahilun ‘abhidheya’-vivarana

SYNONYMS

yaha haite—from which; pai—l can get; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; prema-
sevana—affectionate service; eita’—this; kahiluj—l have done; abhidheya-
vivarana—description of the means (devotional service) in detail.

TRANSLATION

“That by which one can attain loving service to the Lord | have described in
detail as the execution of devotional service called abhidheya.
