206 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 4
TRANSLATION
Because of advancement in Krsna consciousness, he sometimes
cried, sometimes laughed, sometimes expressed jubilation and
sometimes sang loudly.
PURPORT
This verse further clarifies the comparison of a devotee to a child. If a
mother leaves her small child in his bed or cradle and goes away to attend
to some family duties, the child immediately understands that his mother
has gone away, and therefore he cries. But as soon as the mother returns
and cares for the child, the child laughs and becomes jubilant. Similarly,
Prahlada Maharaja, being always absorbed in thoughts of Krsna, some-
times felt separation, thinking, “Where is Krsna?” This is explained by
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Sinydyitam jagat sarvarh govinda-virahena
me. When an exalted devotee feels that Krsna is invisible, having gone
away, he cries in separation, and sometimes, when he sees that Krsna has
returned to care for him, he laughs, just as a child sometimes laughs
upon understanding that his mother is taking care of him. These
symptoms are called bhava. In The Nectar of Devotion, various bhavas,
ecstatic conditions of a devotee, are fully described. These bhdvas are
visible in the activities of a perfect devotee.
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nadati kvacid utkantho
vilajjo nrtyati kvacit
kvacit tad-bhavana-yuktas
tanmayo ’nucakara ha
nadati—exclaims loudly (addressing the Lord, ‘‘O Krsna’’); kvacit—
sometimes; utkanthah—being anxious; vilajjah—without shame;
nrtyati—he dances; kvacit—sometimes; kvacit—sometimes;  tat-
bhévand—with thoughts of Krsna; yuktah—being absorbed; tat-
mayah—thinking as if he had become Krsna; anucakdéra—imitated;
ha—indeed.
