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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 4.206",
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  "label":"Text 206",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 4.206",
  "description":"\"These are the characteristics of transcendental loving service to Puruṣottama, the Supreme Personality of Godhead: it is causeless, and it cannot be obstructed in any way."

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Cc. Ādi 4.206

Text

lakṣaṇaṁ bhakti-yogasya
nirguṇasya hy udāhṛtam
ahaituky avyavahitā
yā bhaktiḥ puruṣottame

Synonyms

lakṣaṇam—the symptom; bhakti-yogasya—of devotional service; nirguṇasya—beyond the three modes of nature; hi—certainly; udāhṛtam—is cited; ahaitukī—causeless; avyavahitā—uninterrupted; yā—which; bhaktiḥ—devotional service; puruṣottame—to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Translation

“These are the characteristics of transcendental loving service to Puruṣottama, the Supreme Personality of Godhead: it is causeless, and it cannot be obstructed in any way.