Verse Text
kṛṣṇa-tad-bhakta-kāruṇya-mātra-lābhaika-hetukā |
puṣṭi-mārgatayā kaiścid iyaṁ rāgānugocyate ||309||
Translation
The mercy of Kṛṣṇa and His devotees is the only cause of attaining rāgānuga-bhakti. Some call this type of devotion puṣṭi-mārga. [Note: This is the name given by the followers of Vallabhācārya.]
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
The use of the word mātra (only) is used in this sentence to indicate that though offering of karmas sometimes acts as a cause of vaidhi-bhakti, it can never be a cause of rāgānuga-bhakti. (and thus, offering varṇāśrama karmas, certainly, cannot be a cause of rāgānuga which is indifferent to rules.)
Thus ends the Second Wave, concerning sādhana-bhakti, in the Eastern Section of the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu.
1.3 The Third Wave
Concerning Bhāva-bhakti
In the Eastern Section of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu
Outline of Bhāva-bhakti
I. Definition of Bhāva-bhakti
II. Causes of Bhāva-bhakti
A. From Sādhana
1. Vaidhi-sādhana
2. Rāgānuga-sādhana
B. From Mercy
1. Mercy of Kṛṣṇa
a) From Words
b) From Presence
c) Within the Heart
2. Mercy of the Devotee
III. Anubhāvas (typical actions) of the Bhāva-bhakta
IV. Raty-ābhāsa (resemblance to bhāva or rati)
A. Pratibimba: reflection, appearing in impersonalists and materialists
B. Chāyā: splendor, appearing in the curious
V. Destruction of Bhāvābhāsa and Bhāva
VI. Apparent faults in the Bhāva-bhakta
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
This spontaneous love for Kṛṣṇa can be developed only by the special mercy of Kṛṣṇa or His pure devotee. This process of devotional service is sometimes called puṣṭi-mārga. Puṣṭi means “nourishing,” and mārga means “path.” Such development of sentiment nourishes devotional service to the highest standard. Thus it is called the path of nourishment, or puṣṭi-mārga. The Vallabha-sampradāya, which belongs to the Viṣṇu Svāmī sect of Vaiṣṇava religion, worships Kṛṣṇa in this puṣṭi-mārga. Generally devotees in Gujarat worship Bāla Kṛṣṇa, under this heading of puṣṭi-mārga.