CC Madhya 22.106
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 22, Text 106
শ্রবণাদি-ক্রিয়া — তার ‘স্বরূপ’-লক্ষণ ।
‘তটস্থ’-লক্ষণে উপজায় প্রেমধন ॥ ১০৬ ॥
‘তটস্থ’-লক্ষণে উপজায় প্রেমধন ॥ ১০৬ ॥
śravaṇādi-kriyā — tāra ‘svarūpa’-lakṣaṇa
‘taṭastha’-lakṣaṇe upajāya prema-dhana
‘taṭastha’-lakṣaṇe upajāya prema-dhana
Word by word
śravaṇa-ādi-kriyā — the process of hearing, chanting and so forth; tāra — of that; svarūpa-lakṣaṇa — symptoms of the nature; taṭastha-lakṣaṇe — marginal symptoms; upajāya — awakens; prema-dhana — love of Godhead.
Translation
“The spiritual activities of hearing, chanting, remembering and so forth are the natural characteristics of devotional service. The marginal characteristic is that it awakens pure love for Kṛṣṇa.”