TEXT 158
seva sadhaka-rupena
siddha-rupena catra hi
tad-bhava-lipsuna karya
vraja-lokanusaratah
SYNONYMS
seva—service; sadhaka-rupena—with the external body as a devotee practicing regulative devotional service; siddha-rupena—with a body suitable for eternal, self-realized service; ca—also; atra—in this connection; hi—certainly; tat—of that; bhava—the mood; lipsuna—desiring to obtain; karya—to be executed; vraja-loka—of the particular servant of Krsna in Vrndavana; anusaratah—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 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
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