Vraja-vāsīs

tat-prema-śarmaṇāṁ

tat-prema-śarmaṇāṁ sarvātiśayi-dharmatāyām aham api marma-vettā, yataḥ—
harir gopa-kṣauṇī-pati-mithunam anye ca vibudhā
na naḥ krūraṁ cittaṁ mṛdulayitum īśā lavam api |
aho teṣāṁ premā vilasati harau yas tu balavān
harer vā yas teṣu drutayati sa eva pratipadam ||
(Gopāla-Campū: Pūrva, 1.81; 64)

“Even I [who have a most hard heart] am able to understand the secret of the super-excellence of the bliss of that prema [found between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and his companions]: Neither Hari, nor the King and Queen of the land of the cowherds [i.e., Nanda and Yaśodā], nor any other wise persons [of Vraja] are able to soften my hard heart even one bit. But aho! The powerful prema they express for Hari and that Hari expresses for them melts my heart at every step.”

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rāgātmikāika-niṣṭhā ye

rāgātmikāika-niṣṭhā ye vraja-vāsi-janādayaḥ |
teṣāṁ bhāvāptaye lubdho bhaved atrādhikāravān ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.291)

“One who is intensely desirous of attaining the bhāva of the residents of Vraja or elsewhere, who are fixed exclusively in rāgātmikā-bhakti, shall be possessed of eligibility (adhikāra) here [i.e., for rāgānugā-bhakti].”

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lobhe vraja-vāsi-bhāve kare anugati

lobhe vraja-vāsi-bhāve kare anugati |
śāstra-yukti nāhi māne—rāgānugāra prakṛti ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.22.148)

“Out of intense desire, one [i.e., a fortunate person who has heard about rāgātmikā-bhakti] follows the bhāva of a Vraja-vāsī and does not consider śāstra [i.e., injunctions] or reasoning. This is the nature of rāgānugā [-bhakti].”

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rāgātmikā-bhakti mukhyā vraja-vāsi-jane

rāgātmikā-bhakti mukhyā vraja-vāsi-jane |
tāra anugata bhaktira ‘rāgānugā’ nāme ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.22.144)

“Rāgātmikā-bhakti is principal and [found] in the residents of Vraja. Bhakti which follows it is called rāgānugā [-bhakti].”

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virājantīm abhivyaktāṁ

virājantīm abhivyaktāṁ vraja-vāsi-janādiṣu |
rāgātmikām anusṛtā yā sā rāgānugocyate ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.270)

“That [type of bhakti] which follows the rāgātmikā-bhakti [i.e., the bhakti constituted purely of rāga] beautifully manifest in the residents of Vraja and other persons is known as rāgānugā-bhakti.”

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