Verse 1, Launched Ram Navami 2021/Gaurabda 535: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ

The Definition of Bhakti

anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ
jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam
ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānu-
śīlanaṁ bhaktir uttamā

anya-abhilāṣitā – prone to selfish, ulterior desires; śūnyaṁ – devoid; jñāna – knowledge; karma – fruitive work; ādi – and so on; anāvṛtam – not eclipsed; ānukūlyena – through genuine kindness to Him; kṛṣṇa – Krsna; anu – perpetual; śīlanam – ardent endeavour; bhaktir uttama – the utmost culmination of bhakti (devotional service to Krsna).

Perpetual, ardent endeavour meant exclusively for Śrī Kṛṣṇa
and performed out of loving affection for Him,
when neither prone to any selfish, ulterior desires
nor eclipsed by impersonal knowledge, fruitive work and so on,
is known as uttamā-bhakti.

( BRS 1.1.11, CC ML 19.167 )
 
https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/madhya/19/167/
 

1. Madhukar Prabhu's Launch Video on Youtube: 

 

 

Here's the whole playlist.  

Truly astounding Article by Sri Srimad Bhakti Pragjana Keshava Maharaj which Madhukar Prabhu reads in video 1. Illustrations for it:

 

 

Srila ACBVSwami Prabhupad sings this verse "Anyābhilāsitā-sunyam...(BRS 1.1.11)" at 2:33 in this video of recitation of BRS: (courtesy of Rudra Gupta Prabhu)

 

 Gaudiya Kirtan Mailing List/ Newsletter issue.  

 Ram Navami official start video:

 

 

Lecture by Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Maharaj on this verse. (via Revati Didi) ( Jul 01, 1997 Holland)

 

 

 

A  a lecture by Srila ACBVSwami Prabhupad  quoting and discussing i, with some audio.

 Note by Narasimha Prabhu:

"I remember Sripad Bhakti Swarup Shridhar Maharaj explaining "ita" is giving a caveat that in times of emergency and trouble, we can call out "selfishly" to be saved. Like a car accident etc. He joked "If Srila Rupa Gosvami had left off this ita, then, NO HOPE for any of us!" haha"