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Next Lord Caitanya said to Sanātana Gosvāmī, “Thus far I have explained devotional service according to regulative principles. Now I …

The inhabitants of Vṛndāvana, Vrajabhūmi, are living examples of devotional service. Theirs is ideal devotional service with attachment, and such …

Devotional service with attachment is natural, and one who has been attracted by it does not care for any arguments …

Devotional service with attachment can be executed in two ways – externally and internally. Externally the devotee strictly follows the …

All the inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi are very dear to Kṛṣṇa. A devotee selects one of them and follows in his …

Such confidential devotees are divided into several categories: some of them are servants, some are friends, some are parents and …

“The word mat-parā is used only to refer to persons who are satisfied with the idea of becoming My adherents …

There are two characteristics by which the seeds of love of Godhead can develop, and these are known as rati, …

Lord Caitanya then described the ultimate goal of devotional service, which is meant for one who wants to attain perfection. …

In the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.3.1), love of Godhead is compared to sunshine, and this shining makes the devotee’s heart more and …

“When one is firmly convinced that Viṣṇu is the only object of love and worship and that there is no …

If due to some righteous activities which provoke devotional service one acquires some faith, one takes shelter of the good …

This process is summarized by Rūpa Gosvāmī in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.4.15–16): “The first thing required is faith. Due to faith …

In Sanskrit this highest stage is called prema. Prema can be defined as love of God without any expectation of …

Lord Caitanya next described the symptoms of a person who has developed from faith to the stage of bhāva. Such …

King Parīkṣit affords a good example of bhāva. When sitting on the bank of the Ganges waiting to meet his …

King Bharata (after whom India is called Bhārata-varṣa) was also a pure devotee, and at an early age he left …

Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī later composed this verse:

“I am poor in love of Godhead, and I have no qualification for hearing about devotional service. Nor do I …

In this regard, the following verse by Bilvamaṅgala appears in the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta (32):