virÄjantÄ«m abhivyaktÄá¹
vraja-vÄsi-janÄdiá¹£u
rÄgÄtmikÄm anusá¹›tÄ
yÄ sÄ rÄgÄnugocyate

 virÄjantÄ«m - shining intensely; abhivyaktÄm - fully expressed; vraja-vÄsi-jana-Ädiá¹£u - among the eternal inhabitants of Vá¹›ndÄvana; rÄga-ÄtmikÄm - devotional service consisting of spontaneous love; anusá¹›tÄ - following;  - which;  - that; rÄga-anugÄ - devotional service following in the wake of spontaneous love; ucyate - is said.


Text

“ ‘Devotional service in spontaneous love is vividly expressed and manifested by the inhabitants of Vá¹›ndÄvana. Devotional service that accords with their devotional service is called rÄgÄnugÄ bhakti, or devotional service following in the wake of spontaneous loving service.’

Purport

This verse is also found in the Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu (1.2.270).