Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.5
Bhāva Softens the Heart
“ ‘When devotional service is executed on the transcendental platform of pure goodness, it is like a sun-ray of love for Kṛṣṇa. At such a time, devotional service causes the heart to be softened by various tastes, and one is then situated in bhāva [emotion].’
What the purport teaches
- Devotional service on the transcendental platform of pure goodness is like a sun-ray of love for Kṛṣṇa.
- At this stage, devotional service softens the heart through various tastes.
- One is then situated in bhāva, or emotion. The purport identifies this teaching as coming from the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu.
Try this today
Write one sentence connecting pure goodness, love for Kṛṣṇa, and the softening of the heart.
Ask yourself
What does the image of a sun-ray help me understand about bhāva?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.