TEXT 149
ragatmika-bhakti--'mukhya' vraja-vasi-jane
tara anugata bhaktira 'raganuga'-name
SYNONYMS
ragatmika-bhaktispontaneous devotional service; mukhyapreeminent; vraja-vasi-janein the inhabitants of Vraja, or Vrndavana; tarathat; anugatafollowing; bhaktiraof devotional service; raganuga-namenamed raganuga or following after spontaneous devotional service.
TRANSLATION
"The original inhabitants of Vrndavana are attached to Krsna spontaneously in devotional service. Nothing can compare to such spontaneous devotional service, which is called ragatmika bhakti. When a devotee follows in the footsteps of the devotees of Vrndavana, his devotional service is called raganuga bhakti.
PURPORT
tad evam tat-tad-abhimana-laksana-bhava-visesvena svabhavika-ragasya vaisistye sati tat-tad-raga-prayukta sravana-kirtana-smarana-pada-sevana-vandanatma-nivedana-praya bhaktis tesam ragatmika bhaktir ity ucyate.... tatas tadiyam ragam rucyanugacchanti sa raganuga.
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