Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.149
Following the Devotees of Vṛndāvana
“The original inhabitants of Vṛndāvana are attached to Kṛṣṇa spontaneously in devotional service. Nothing can compare to such spontaneous devotional service, which is called rāgātmikā bhakti. When a devotee follows in the footsteps of the devotees of Vṛndāvana, his devotional service is called rāgānugā bhakti.
What the purport teaches
- The original inhabitants of Vṛndāvana are spontaneously attached to Kṛṣṇa in devotional service.
- Their spontaneous devotional service is called rāgātmikā bhakti. Nothing can compare to it.
- When a devotee follows in the footsteps of the devotees of Vṛndāvana, that service is called rāgānugā bhakti.
Try this today
Write one short definition each of rāgātmikā bhakti and rāgānugā bhakti using this teaching.
Ask yourself
What distinction does this teaching make between rāgātmikā bhakti and rāgānugā bhakti?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.