TEXT 158
seva sadhaka-rupena
siddha-rupena catra hi
tad-bhava-lipsuna karya
vraja-lokanusaratah
SYNONYMS
sevaservice; sadhaka-rupenawith the external body as a devotee practicing regulative devotional service; siddha-rupenawith a body suitable for eternal, self-realized service; caalso; atrain this connection; hicertainly; tatof that; bhavathe mood; lipsunadesiring to obtain; karyato be executed; vraja-lokaof the particular servant of Krsna in Vrndavana; anusaratahby following in the footsteps.
TRANSLATION
" 'The advanced devotee who is inclined to spontaneous loving service should follow the activities of a particular associate of Krsna in Vrndavana. 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 the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.295).

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