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CC Madhya 23.5 (1975)

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 5

śuddha-sattva-viśeṣātmā
prema-sūryāṁśu-sāmya-bhāk
rucibhiś citta-masṛṇya-
kṛd asau bhāva ucyate


SYNONYMS

śuddha-sattva—by unadultered 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 situated on the transcendental platform of pure goodness, it is like a ray of the sunlight of love for Kṛṣṇa. At such a time, devotional service causes the heart to be softened by various tastes, and it is called bhāva [emotion].'


PURPORT

This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.3.1).