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Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Verse 154 of 160
Cc Madhya 22.154

বিরাজন্তীমভিব্যক্তাং ব্রজবাসিজনাদিষু রাগাত্মিকামনুসৃতা যা সা রাগানুগোচ্যতে

विराजन्तीमभिव्यक्तां व्रजवासिजनादिषु रागात्मिकामनुसृता या सा रागानुगोच्यते

virājantīm abhivyaktāṁ vraja-vāsi-janādiṣu rāgātmikām anusṛtā yā sā rāgānugocyate

Synonyms

virājantīm—shining intensely; abhivyaktām—fully expressed; vraja-vāsi-jana-ādiṣu—among the eternal inhabitants of Vṛndāvana; rāgātmikām—devotional service consisting of spontaneous love; anusṛtā—following; yā—which; sā—that; rāgānugā—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 Vṛndāvana. Devotional service that accords with their devotional service is called rāgānugā bhakti, or devotional service following in the wake of spontaneous loving service.'

Purport

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

Verse 154 of 160