CC Madhya 23.7
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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).