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śravaṇādi-kriyā—tāra ‘svarūpa’-lakṣaṇa
‘taṭastha’-lakṣaṇe upajāya prema-dhana
Synonyms
śravaṇa-ādi-kriyā—the process of hearing, chanting and so forth; tara—of that; svarupa-laksana—symptoms of the nature; tatastha-lakṣaṇe—marginal symptoms; upajaya—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. ¶