Text 5] Remembrance of Lord Krsna 53
TEXT 5

qeanaaag gaeqen Ta: |
qiat ofgada 9 aawatdtaa i 4 I

pulakodbhinna-sarvdigo
muncan milad-drsa sucah

pirnartho laksitas tena
sneha-prasara-samplutah

pulaka-udbhinna—bodily changes of transcendental ecstasy ; sarvangah—
every part of the body: muiican—smearing; milal— opening; drsa—by the
eyes; Sucah—lears of grief: pirna-arthah—complete achievement; laksitah—
thus observed: lena—by Vidura; sneha-prasara—ex tensive love; samplutah—
thoroughly assimilated.

TRANSLATION

It was so observed by Vidura that Uddhava had all the transcendental
bodily changes due to total ecstasy, and he was trying to wipe away tears
of separation from his eyes. Thus Vidura could understand that Uddhava
had completely assimilated extensive love for the Lord.

PURPORT

The symptoms of the highest order of devotional life were observed by
Vidura, an experienced devotee of the Lord, and he confirmed Uddhava’s
perfectional stage of love of Godhead. Ecstatic bodily changes are
manifested from the spiritual plane and are not artificial expressions
developed by practice. There are three different stages of development in
devotional service. The first stage is that of following the regulative
principles prescribed in the codes of devotional service, the second stage is
that of assimilation and realization of the steady condition of devotional
service,and the last stage is that of ecstasy symptomized by transcendental
bodily expression. The nine different modes of devotional service, such as
hearing, chanting, and remembering, are the beginning of the process. By
regular hearing of the glories and pastimes of the Lord, the impurities
in the student’s heart begin to be washed off. The more one is cleansed of
impurities, the more one becomes fixed in devotional service. Gradually
the activities take the forms of steadiness, firm faith, taste, realization and
assimilation, one after another. These different stages of gradual develop-
ment increase love of God to the highest stage, and in the highest stage
