CC Madhya 23.7 (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 7
- samyaṅ-masṛṇita-svānto
- mamatvātiśayāṅkitaḥ
- bhāvaḥ sa eva sāndrātmā
- budhaiḥ premā nigadyate
SYNONYMS
samyak—completely; masṛṇita-sva-antaḥ—which makes the heart soft; mamatva—of a sense of ownership; atiśaya-aṅkitaḥ—marked with an abundance; bhāvaḥ—emotion; saḥ—that; eva—certainly; sāndra-ātmā—whose nature is very condensed; budhaiḥ—by learned persons; premā—love of Godhead; nigadyate—is described.
TRANSLATION
“‘When that bhāva softens the heart completely, becomes endowed with a great feeling of possessiveness in relation to the Lord and becomes very much condensed and intensified, it is called prema [love of Godhead] by learned scholars.
PURPORT
This verse is also found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.4.1).