Chapter 15 – Spontaneous Devotional Service

Definition of ragatmika devotional service:

iñöe svärasiké rägaù

paramäviñöatä bhavet
tan-mayé yä bhaved bhaktiù
sätra rägätmikoditä

“When one becomes attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his natural
inclination to love is fully absorbed in thoughts of the Lord. That is called
transcendental attachment, and devotional service according to that attachment is
called rägätmikä, or spontaneous devotional service.” (Madhya 22.150)

Definition of raganuga bhakti:

kämäd dveñäd bhayät snehäd

yathä bhaktyeçvare manaù
äveçya tad-aghaà hitvä
bahavas tad-gatià gatäù

“Many, many persons have attained liberation simply by thinking of Kåñëa with great
attention and giving up sinful activities. This great attention may be due to lusty
desires, inimical feelings, fear, affection or devotional service. I shall now explain how
one receives Kåñëa's mercy simply by concentrating one's mind upon Him.” (SB 7.1.30)

Different Types of Attraction:

1. Lust – gopis
2. Fear – Kamsa
3. Enviousness – Sisupala
4. Yadu dynasty - relationship

But Kamsa and Sisupala are not qualified, obviously. So they didn’t achieve the same
goal as the gopis or Yadus. They went to Brahman.

Sensual Attraction – Kamatmika