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‘bhakti’ vinā kṛṣṇe kabhu nahe ‘premodaya’
prema vinā kṛṣṇa-prāpti anya haite naya
Synonyms
bhakti vina—without devotional service; kṛṣṇe—unto Kṛṣṇa; kabhu—at any time; nahe—is not; prema-udaya—development of dormant love for Kṛṣṇa; prema vina—without love of Kṛṣṇa; krsna-prāpti—attaining Kṛṣṇa; anya—anything else; haite—from; naya—is not possible. ¶
Translation
“Unless one discharges devotional service, one cannot awaken one’s dormant love for Kṛṣṇa, and there is no means to attain Him other than awakening that dormant love. ¶