CC Madhya 23.6 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 6
- e dui,—bhāvera ‘svarūpa’, ‘taṭastha’ lakṣaṇa
- premera lakṣaṇa ebe śuna, sanātana
SYNONYMS
ei dui—these two; bhāvera—of emotion; svarūpa—constitutional; taṭastha—marginal; lakṣaṇa—symptoms; premera—of love; lakṣaṇa—the symptoms; ebe—now; śuna—hear; sanātana—O Sanātana.
TRANSLATION
“Bhāva [emotion] has two different symptoms—constitutional and marginal. Now, My dear Sanātana, listen to the symptoms of love.
PURPORT
The word śuddha-sattva-viśeṣātmā means “situated on the transcendental platform of pure goodness.” In this way the soul is purified of all material contamination, and this position is called svarūpa-lakṣaṇa, the constitutional symptom of bhāva, emotion. By various tastes, one’s heart is softened, and there is an awakening of one’s loving propensity to render spontaneous service to the Lord. This is called taṭastha-lakṣaṇa, the marginal symptom of bhāva.