CC Madhya 22.164

Madhya-līlā, Chapter 22, Text 164

এই মত করে যেবা রাগানুগা-ভক্তি ।
কৃষ্ণের চরণে তাঁর উপজয় ‘প্রীতি’ ॥ ১৬৪ ॥

ei mata kare yebā rāgānugā-bhakti
kṛṣṇera caraṇe tāṅra upajaya ‘prīti’

Word by word

ei mata — in this way; kare — executes; yebā — anyone who; rāgānugā-bhakti — spontaneous devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇera caraṇe — for the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa; tāṅra — his; upajaya — awakens; prīti — affection.

Translation

“If one engages in spontaneous loving service to the Lord, his affection for the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa gradually increases.”