Madhya-līlā

Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal—Love of Godhead

Verse 5 of 111
Cc Madhya 23.5

শুদ্ধসত্ত্ববিশেষাত্মা প্রেমসূর্যাংশুসাম্যভাক্ রুচিভিশ্চিত্তমসৃণ্য কৃদসৌ ভাব উচ্যতে

शुद्धसत्त्वविशेषात्मा प्रेमसूर्यांशुसाम्यभाक् रुचिभिश्चित्तमसृण्य कृदसौ भाव उच्यते

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

Synonyms

śuddha-sattvaby unadulterated goodness; viśeṣadistinguished; ātmāwhose nature; premaof love of God; sūryalike the sun; aṁśua ray; sāmya-bhākwhich is similar to; rucibhiḥby different tastes; cittaof the heart; masṛṇyasoftness; kṛtwhich causes; asauthat softness; bhāvaḥemotion; ucyateis 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 Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.3.1).

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