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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 166

‘śuddha-bhakti’ haite haya ‘premā’ utpanna
ataeva śuddha-bhaktira kahiye ‘lakṣaṇa’

SYNONYMS

śuddha-bhakti—pure devotional service without material contaminations; haite—from; haya—is; premā—love of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; utpanna—produced; ataeva—therefore; śuddha-bhaktira—of pure devotional service; kahiye—let me explain; lakṣaṇa—the symptoms.

TRANSLATION

“When one is situated in pure devotional service, he develops love of Godhead; therefore let me describe some of the symptoms of pure devotional service.

PURPORT

In the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 18.55) it is said, bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ. One cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead in truth unless he takes to devotional service.