4 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila, Ch. 23

suddha-sattva-visesatma
prema-sdryamsu-samya-bhak
rucibhis citta-masrnya-
krd asau bhava ucyate

SYNONYMS

suddha-sattva—by unadulterated goodness; visesa—distinguished; atma—
whose nature; prema—of love of God; stirya—like the sun; anasu—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 situated on the transcendental platform of
pure goodness, it is like a ray of the sunlight of love for Krsna. At such a time,
devotional service causes the heart to be softened by various tastes, and it is
called bhava [emotion].’

PURPORT
This verse is found in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.3.1).

TEXT 6
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e dui, —bhavera ‘svartipa’, ‘tatastha’ laksana
premera laksana ebe suna, sanatana

SYNONYMS

ei dui—these two; bhavera—of emotion; sva-rdpa—constitutional; tatastha—
marginal; laksana—symptoms; premera—of love; laksana—the symptoms;
ebe—now; suna—hear; sandtana—O Santana.

TRANSLATION

“Bhava [emotion] has two different symptoms—constitutional and
marginal. Now, My dear Sanatana, listen to the symptoms of love.

PURPORT

The word suddha-sattva-visesdtma means “situated on the transcendental plat-
form of pure goodness.” In this way the soul is purified of all material contamina-
