lakṣaṇaṁ bhakti-yogasya
nirguṇasya hy udāhṛtam
ahaituky avyavahitā
yā bhaktiḥ puruṣottame
lakṣaṇam - the symptom; bhakti-yogasya - of devotional service; nirguṇasya - beyond the three modes of nature; hi - certainly; udāhṛtam - is cited; ahaitukī - causeless; avyavahitā - uninterrupted; yā - which; bhaktiḥ - devotional service; puruṣottame - to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.