Verse Text
śāstroktayā prabalayā tat-tan-maryādayānvitā |
vaidhī bhaktir iyaṁ kaiścan maryādā-mārga ucyate ||269||
Translation
Some persons call vaidhi-bhakti the path of rules (maryādā-mārga), since it is bound by strong limitation of the rules mentioned in the scriptures.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
If the rules spoken in the scriptures are prominent in one’s devotional process, that immediately becomes the cause for performing bhakti. This vaidhi-bhakti, filled with rules (maryāda) is called maryādā-mārga by some people.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī says that the regulative principles of devotional service are sometimes described by authorities as the path of serving the Lord in opulence.