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Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Verse 158 of 160
Cc Madhya 22.158

সেবা সাধকরূপেণ সিদ্ধরূপেণ চাত্র হি তদ্ভাবলিপ্সুনা কার্যা ব্রজলোকানুসারতঃ

सेवा साधकरूपेण सिद्धरूपेण चात्र हि तद्भावलिप्सुना कार्या व्रजलोकानुसारतः

sevā sādhaka-rūpeṇa siddha-rūpeṇa cātra hi tad-bhāva-lipsunā kāryā vraja-lokānusārataḥ

Synonyms

sevā—service; sādhaka-rūpeṇa—with the external body as a devotee practicing regulative devotional service; siddha-rūpeṇa—with a body suitable for eternal, self-realized service; ca—also; atra—in this connection; hi—certainly; tat—of that; bhāva—the mood; lipsunā—desiring to obtain; kāryā—to be executed; vraja-loka—of the particular servant of Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana; anusārataḥ—by following in the footsteps..

Translation

" 'The advanced devotee who is inclined to spontaneous loving service should follow the activities of a particular associate of Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana. He should execute service externally as a regulative devotee as well as internally from his self-realized position. Thus he should perform devotional service both externally and internally.'

Purport

This verse is found in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.295).

Verse 158 of 160