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| Madhya-lila | Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal -- Love of Godhead |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 23.5
SYNONYMS
suddha-sattva -- by unadulterated goodness; visesa -- distinguished; atma -- whose nature; prema -- of love of God; surya -- like the sun; amsu -- a ray; samya-bhak -- which is similar to; rucibhih -- by different tastes; citta -- of the heart; masrnya -- softness; krt -- which causes; asau -- that softness; bhavah -- emotion; ucyate -- is called.
TRANSLATION
"'When devotional service is executed on the transcendental platform of pure goodness, it is like a sun-ray of love for Krsna. At such a time, devotional service causes the heart to be softened by various tastes, and one is then situated in bhava [emotion].'
PURPORT
This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.3.1).
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness