23.40

dhanyasyayam nava-prema

yasyonmilati cetasi

antarvanibhir apy asya

mudra susthu sudurgama

SYNONYMS

dhanyasya—of a most fortunate person; ayam—this; navah—new; prema—love of Godhead; yasya—of whom; unmilati—manifests; cetasi—in the heart; antarvanibhih—by persons well versed in sastras; api—even; asya—of him; mudra—symptoms; susthu—exceedingly; sudurgama—difficult to understand " ’Even a most learned scholar cannot understand the activities and symptoms of an exalted personality in whose heart love of Godhead has awakened.’

PURPORT

This verse is also found in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.4.17).