Madhya-līlā

Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Verse 150 of 160
Cc Madhya 22.150

ইষ্টে স্বারসিকী রাগঃ পরমাবিষ্টতা ভবেত্ তন্মযী যা ভবেদ্ভক্তিঃ সাত্র রাগাত্মিকোদিতা

इष्टे स्वारसिकी रागः परमाविष्टता भवेत् तन्मयी या भवेद्भक्तिः सात्र रागात्मिकोदिता

iṣṭe svārasikī rāgaḥ paramāviṣṭatā bhavet tanmayī yā bhaved bhaktiḥ sātra rāgātmikoditā

Synonyms

iṣṭeunto the desired object of life; svārasikīappropriate for one's own original aptitude of love; rāgaḥattachment; parama-āviṣṭatāabsorption in the service of the Lord; bhavetis; tat-mayīconsisting of that transcendental attachment; which; bhavetis; bhaktiḥdevotional service; that; atrahere; rāgātmikā-uditācalled rāgātmikā, or spontaneous devotional service..

Translation

" 'When one becomes attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his natural inclination to love is fully absorbed in thoughts of the Lord. That is called transcendental attachment, and devotional service according to that attachment is called rāgātmikā, or spontaneous devotional service.'

Purport

This verse is found in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.272).

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