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TEXT 8
ananya-mamata visnau
mamata prema-sangata
bhaktir ity ucyate bhisma-
prahladoddhava-naradaih
SYNONYMS
ananya-mamatahaving a sense of relationships with no others; visnauin Lord Visnu, or Krsna; mamatathe sense of ownership; prema-sangataendowed only with love; bhaktihdevotional service; itithus; ucyateis said; bhismaby Bhisma; prahladaby Prahlada Maharaja; uddhavaby Uddhava; naradaihand by Narada.
TRANSLATION
" 'When one develops an unflinching sense of ownership or possessiveness in relation to Lord Visnu, or, in other words, when one thinks Visnu and no one else to be the only object of love, such an awakening is called bhakti [devotion] by exalted persons like Bhisma, Prahlada, Uddhava and Narada.'
PURPORT
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