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bhagavate yata bhakti-siddhantera sara

likhiyachena inha jani’ kariya uddhara

SYNONYMS

bhagavate—in Srimad-Bhagavatam; yata—all; bhakti-siddhantera—in understanding devotional service; sara—essence; likhiyachena—has written; inha—this; jani’-I know; kariya—making; uddhara—quotation.

In Sri Caitanya-mangala (later known as Sri Caitanya-bhagavata) Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura has given the conclusion and essence of devotional service by quoting the authoritative statements of Srimad-Bhagavatam.