Verse Text
mahima-jṣāna-yuktaḥ syād vidhi-mārgānusāriṇām |
rāgānugāśritānāṁ tu prāyaśaḥ kevalo bhavet ||14||
Translation
Those who have practiced vaidhi-bhakti (and then get the great mercy of the Lord) attain prema with knowledge of the Lord’s powers. Those who have practiced rāgānuga-bhakti (and then get the great mercy of the Lord) usually attain prema with knowledge of the Lord’s sweetness.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
If a person practicing rāgānuga-sādhana performs arcana which includes meditation on Rukmiṇī and others of Dvārakā, which are part of vaidhi-bhakti, then the Lord will not bestow kevala-prema.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Generally, (prāyaśaḥ) from rāgānuga-sādhana, one will attain kevala-prema. However, the practitioner of rāgānuga, who also practices some portion of vaidhi-sādhana, does not receive kevala-prema. That is the meaning of the word “generally.”
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Generally, a devotee who has achieved the causeless mercy of the Lord on account of following the strict rules and regulations of devotional service becomes attracted by the supreme greatness of the Lord, by the transcendental beauty of the Lord and by the spontaneous execution of devotional service. To be more clear, by executing the regulative principles of devotional service one can fully appreciate the transcendental beauty of the Lord. In any case, such exalted positions are possible only by the extraordinary mercy of the Lord upon the devotee.