Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.6
Recognizing the Two Symptoms of Bhāva
“Bhāva [emotion] has two different symptoms — constitutional and marginal. Now, My dear Sanātana, listen to the symptoms of love.
What the purport teaches
- Bhāva has two kinds of symptoms: constitutional and marginal.
- The constitutional symptom, svarūpa-lakṣaṇa, is being situated on the transcendental platform of pure goodness. In this position, the soul is purified of all material contamination.
- The marginal symptom, taṭastha-lakṣaṇa, is the softening of the heart through various tastes. One’s loving propensity to render spontaneous service to the Lord awakens.
Try this today
Make two short notes: one describing the constitutional symptom of bhāva and one describing its marginal symptom.
Ask yourself
How does this description connect purity with a loving desire to serve the Lord?
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.