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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .3.15

atha śri-kṛṣṇa-tad-bhakta-prasādajaḥ—-
[atha shri-krishna-tad-bhakta-prasaadajah—-]
sādhanena vinā yas tu sahasaivābhijāyate |
[saadhanena vinaa yas tu sahasaivaabhijaayate |]
sa bhāvaḥ kṛṣṇa-tad-bhakta-prasādaja itīyate ||15||
[sa bhaavah krishna-tad-bhakta-prasaadaja iteeyate ||15||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atha śri-kṛṣṇa-tad-bhakta-prasādajaḥ—-
sādhanena vinā yas tu sahasaivābhijāyate |
sa bhāvaḥ kṛṣṇa-tad-bhakta-prasādaja itīyate ||15||
Now, bhāva arising from the mercy of Kṛṣṇa or His devotee is defined: That bhāva which appears suddenly without performance of sādhana is known as bhāva produced from the mercy of Kṛṣṇa or His devotee.

Sometimes, however, it is found that without undergoing any devotional process, one all of a sudden develops devotion for Lord Kṛṣṇa. This sudden development of the devotional attitude in a person must be understood as a special mercy of Kṛṣṇa or of His devotee.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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