kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa-bhÄvitÄ matiḥ
krÄ«yatÄá¹ yadi kuto 'pi labhyate
tatra laulyam api mÅ«lyam ekalaá¹
janma-koá¹i-suká¹›tair na labhyate
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kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa-bhÄvitÄ - absorbed in the mellows of executing devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; matiḥ - intelligence; krÄ«yatÄm - let it be purchased; yadi - if; kutaḥ api - somewhere; labhyate - is available; tatra - there; laulyam - greed; api - indeed; mÅ«lyam - price; ekalam - only; janma-koá¹i - of millions of births; suká¹›taiḥ - by pious activities; na - not; labhyate - is obtained.
“ ‘Pure devotional service in Kṛṣṇa consciousness cannot be had even by pious activity in hundreds and thousands of lives. It can be attained only by paying one price — that is, intense greed to obtain it. If it is available somewhere, one must purchase it without delay.’ â€
The previous two verses are included in the PadyÄvalÄ« (13, 14), an anthology compiled by ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ«. Verse 69 refers to devotional service in faith, and verse 70 refers to devotional service rendered out of intense greed. The first is devotional service rendered in accordance with the regulative principles, and the second refers to spontaneous loving service of the Lord without extraneous endeavor. Henceforward the basic principle underlying the talks between ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu and RÄmÄnanda RÄya will be spontaneous loving service to the Lord. The regulative principles according to the injunctions of the Å›Ästras are necessary insofar as one’s original dormant Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not spontaneously awakened. An example of spontaneous action is the flowing of rivers into the ocean. Nothing can stop this flow of water. Similarly, when one’s dormant Kṛṣṇa consciousness is awakened, it spontaneously flows to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa without impediment. Whatever will be spoken henceforth by RÄmÄnanda RÄya based on spontaneous love will be agreeable to ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, and the Lord will ask him more and more about this subject.
