Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.157
Bhakti-Yoga Melts the Heart
“ ‘When one is in ecstatic love with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one’s heart is melted by bhakti-yoga and one feels transcendental bliss. There are bodily symptoms manifest, and due to eagerness, there are tears in the eyes. Thus one is subjected to spiritual bliss. When the heart is overly afflicted, the meditative mind, like a fishing hook, is gradually separated from the object of meditation.’
What the purport teaches
- In ecstatic love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the heart is melted by bhakti-yoga and one feels transcendental bliss.
- Bodily symptoms appear, including tears in the eyes due to eagerness. The person is thus subjected to spiritual bliss.
- When the heart is overly afflicted, the meditative mind is gradually separated from the object of meditation. The verse compares that mind to a fishing hook.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the phrase ‘one’s heart is melted by bhakti-yoga’.
Ask yourself
What does this description teach me about the depth of love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead?
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.