Part Three - Prayojana-tattva-nirupana - Description of the Final Goal
Chapter Five - Sampatti-prakarana - The Supreme Good Fortune
Sutra 118
kevala hi dvitiya prabala ca
kevala-unmixed; hi-indeed; dvitiya-seconed; prabala-powerful; ca-also.
In the second kind of devotion (raganuga bhakti) the devotees are not aware of the Lord's opulences. This kind of devotion is completely pure. It is not mixed with anything else. It is very powerful.
Commentary by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
In the Mundaka Upanishad (1.5) it is said:
atha para yaya tad aksharam adhigamyate yatra tad adrisyam agrahyam agotram avarnam
acakshuh srotram tad-apani-padam nityam vibhum sarva-gatam su-sukshmam tad avyayam
yad bhuta-yonim paripasyanti dhirah.
"The superior knowledge enables one to understand the imperishable Supreme Personality of Godhead. With this superior knowledge the enlightened souls are able to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who cannot be seen by material eyes or understood by the material mind, who has no material family, no material caste, and no material eyes, ears, hands, or feet, who is eternal, all-powerful, all-pervading, very subtle, and unchanging, and who is the creator of all."
In Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.1.31) it is said:
gopyah kamad bhayat kamso
dveshac caidyadayo nripah
sambandhad vrishnayah snehad
yuyam bhaktya vayam vibho
"My dear King Yudhishthira, the gopis by their lusty desires, Kamsa by his fear,
Sisupala and other kings by envy, the Yadus by their familial relationship with Krishna,
you Pandavas by your great affection for Krishna, and we, the general devotees, by our
devotional service, have obtained the mercy of Krishna."*
Srila Rupa Gosvami explains:
raganugasritanam tu
prayasah kevalo bhavet
"They who take shelter of raganuga-bhakti (spontaneous love for Lord Krishna) feel
love that is pure and unmixed with anything else."
Srila Jiva Gosvami explains:
iyam ca svatantraiva pravartata iti prabala ca jneya.
"Raganuga bhakti is very powerful. It does not depend on anything else."
Sutra 119
asakti-paryanta sadhana-bhaktih
asakti-attachemnt; paryanta-up to; sadhana-bhaktih-sadhana-bhakti.
Sadhana-bhakti (devotional service in practice) continues up to the stage of asakti
(attachment).
Commentary by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
In the Mundaka Upanishad (3.1.7) it is said:
brihac ca tad divyam acintya-rupam
sukshmac ca tat sukshmataram vibhati
durat sa-dure tad ihanti ke ca
pasyatsv ihaiva nihitam guhayam
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the greatest. He is splendid and
transcendental. His form is beyond the understanding of the material mind. He is
more subtle than the most subtle. He stays far away from the impious. The devotees
see Him in their hearts."
In the Narayana-pancaratra it is said:
bhavonmatto harau kincin
na deva-sukham atmanah
"In that stage one becomes intoxicated with love for Lord Krishna."
Srila Rupa Gosvami (Sri Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.2.193) explains:
vaidha-bhakty-adhikari tu
bhavavirbhavanavadhih
atra sastram tatha tarkam
anukulam apekshate
"By engaging in vidhi-bhakti the devotee attains ecstatic love for Lord Krishna. This is
confirmed by both scripture and logic."
Srila Rupa Gosvami (Sri Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.3.8) also explains:
sadhanabhinivesas tu
tatra nishpadayan rucim
harav asaktim utpadya
ratim sanjanayaty asau
"By engaging in sadhana-bhakti the devotee attains attraction to Lord Krishna,
attachment to Him, and then love for Him."
