Cc Madhya 22.105
kṛti-sādhyā bhavet sādhya-
bhāvā sā sādhanābhidhā
nitya-siddhasya bhāvasya
prākaṭyaṁ hṛdi sādhyatā
SYNONYMS
kṛti-sādhyā—which is to be executed by the senses; bhavet—should be; sādhya-bhāvā—by which love of Godhead is acquired; sā—that; sādhana-abhidhā—called sādhana-bhakti, or devotional service in practice; nitya-siddhasya—which is eternally present; bhāvasya—of love of Godhead; prākaṭyam—the awakening; hṛdi—in the heart; sādhyatā—potentiality.
TRANSLATION
‘When transcendental devotional service by which love for Kṛṣṇa is attained is executed by the senses, it is called sādhana-bhakti, or the regulative discharge of devotional service. Such devotion eternally exists within the heart of every living entity. The awakening of this eternal devotion is the potentiality of devotional service in practice.’
Important:
Bhanu Swami’s rendering of Rupa Goswami’s verse, to make the translation consistent with JG’s and VCT’s commentary, is slightly different.
“Action of the senses, which produces the stage of bhäva, is called sädhana-bhakti. This attained state of bhäva-bhakti (sädhyatä) is an eternal sthäyi-bhäva which is not created, but simply manifests within the soul by the spiritual energy of the Lord.”The key is – “When executed with genuine longing for the goal, sädhana has the potential to awaken bhäva-bhakti.”