Madhya-līlā

Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Verse 166 of 253
Cc Madhya 19.166

ঽশুদ্ধভক্তিঽ হৈতে হয ঽপ্রেমাঽ উত্পন্ন অতএব শুদ্ধভক্তির কহিযে ঽলক্ষণঽ

ऽशुद्धभक्तिऽ हैते हय ऽप्रेमाऽ उत्पन्न अतएव शुद्धभक्तिर कहिये ऽलक्षणऽ

'śuddha-bhakti' haite haya 'premā' utpanna ataeva śuddha-bhaktira kahiye 'lakṣaṇa'

Synonyms

śuddha-bhaktipure devotional service without material contaminations; haitefrom; hayais; premālove of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; utpannaproduced; ataevatherefore; śuddha-bhaktiraof pure devotional service; kahiyelet me explain; lakṣaṇathe symptoms..

Translation

"When one is situated in pure devotional service, he develops love of Godhead; therefore let me describe some of the symptoms of pure devotional service.

Purport

In Bhagavad-gītā (18.55) it is said: bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ. One cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead in truth unless he takes to devotional service.

Verse 166 of 253
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