Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.7
Intensified Bhāva Becomes Prema
“ ‘When that bhāva softens the heart completely, becomes endowed with a great feeling of possessiveness in relation to the Lord and becomes very much condensed and intensified, it is called prema [love of Godhead] by learned scholars.
What the purport teaches
- Bhāva softens the heart completely.
- It becomes endowed with a great feeling of possessiveness in relation to the Lord.
- When this bhāva becomes very much condensed and intensified, learned scholars call it prema, or love of Godhead.
Try this today
Reread the translation and note its three features of prema: complete softness, possessiveness toward the Lord, and intensified bhāva.
Ask yourself
What does this description show me about the depth of prema?
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.