CC Madhya 23.5 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 5
- śuddha-sattva-viśeṣātmā
- prema-sūryāṁśu-sāmya-bhāk
- rucibhiś citta-masṛṇya-
- kṛd asau bhāva ucyate
SYNONYMS
śuddha-sattva—by unadulterated goodness; viśeṣa—distinguished; ātmā—whose nature; prema—of love of God; sūrya—like the sun; aṁśu—a ray; sāmya-bhāk—which is similar to; rucibhiḥ—by different tastes; citta—of the heart; masṛṇya—softness; kṛt—which causes; asau—that softness; bhāvaḥ—emotion; ucyate—is called.
TRANSLATION
“‘When devotional service is executed on the transcendental platform of pure goodness, it is like a sun-ray of love for Kṛṣṇa. At such a time, devotional service causes the heart to be softened by various tastes, and one is then situated in bhāva [emotion].’
PURPORT
This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.3.1).