Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .2.13
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
In the Nārada Pañcarātra the regulative principles of devotional service are described as follows: “Any activities sanctioned in the revealed scriptures and aiming at the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are accepted by saintly teachers as the regulative principles of devotional service. If one regularly executes such service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead under the direction of a bona fide spiritual master, then gradually he rises to the platform of serving in pure love of God.”
Having shown the totality of results available from vaidhi-bhakti, the highest result is described in this verse. sa eva bhaktiḥ means vaidhi-bhakti from the context of the current topic.
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Source: vedabase.io