Sri Gaura Vani A Page of Instructions from Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga Śrī Chaitanya Sāraswat Maṭh Philippines
What is Bhajan? Śrīla Prabhupād defines service proper. An excerpt from Śrī Śrī Prabhupāder Upadeśāmṛta. । , । sādhu-saṅge thākiyā hari-guruvaiṣṇava-sevā karite karitei ātmakālyaṇa lābha haya. manera kheyāle bhajanera abhinayake bhajana bale nā, śrī-guru-pāda-padmera nirdeśānusāre guru-kṛṣṇa sukhārtha bhajana karilei śuddha-bhajana haya. “Only by living in the association of the sādhus and engaging in the service of the Lord, Śrī Guru, and the Vaiṣṇavas is good fortune for the soul attained. Making a show of service according to one’s mental whims is not service; only when one renders service for the satisfaction of Guru and Kṛṣṇa according to the instructions of Śrī Gurudev does one render pure service.”