Volume 3 - Prabhupada Books

Text 222] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 227
TRANSLATION
"If one worships the Lord on the path of spontaneous love and goes to
Vrndavana, he receives the shelter of Vrajendra-nandana, the son of Nanda
Maharaja.
PURPORT
In all, there are sixty-four items listed for the rendering of service unto Kr�t:�a,
and these are the the regulative principles enjoined in the sastras and given by the
spiritual master. One has to serve Kr�t:�a according to these regulative principles,
but if one develops spontaneous love for Kr�t:�a as exhibited in the activities of
those who live in VrajabhOmi, one attains the platform of raganuga-bhakti. One
who has developed this spontaneous love is eligible for elevation to the platform
enjoyed by the inhabitants of Vrajabhomi. In Vrajabhomi, there are no regulative
principles set forth for Kr�t:�a's service. Rather, everything is carried out in spon­
taneous, natural love for Kr�t:�a. There is no question of following the principles of
the Vedic system. Such principles are followed within this material world, and as
long as one is on the material platform, he has to execute them. However, spon­
taneous love of Kr�t:�a is transcendental. It may seem that the regulative principles
are being violated, but the devotee is on the transcendental platform. Such ser­
vice is called guQatita, or nirguQa, for it is not contaminated by the three modes of
material nature.
TEXT 222
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vraja-lokera kona bhava lana yei bhaje
bhava-yogya deha pana kr$Qa paya vraje
SYNONYMS
vraja-lokera-of the planet known as Goloka Vrndavana; kana-some;
bhava-mood; /ana-accepting; yei-anyone who; bhaje-executes devotional
service; bhava-yogya-suitable for that spiritual attraction; deha-a body;
pana-getting; kr$Qa-Lord Kr�t:�a; paya-gets; vraje-in Vrndavana.
TRANSLATION
"In his liberated stage the devotee is attracted by one of the five humors in
the transcendental loving service of the Lord. As he continues to serve the
Lord in that transcendental mood, he attains a spiritual body to serve Kr�r:'la in
Goloka Vrndavana.