23.5
suddha-sattva-visesatma
prema-suryamsu-samya-bhak
rucibhis citta-masrnya-
krd asau bhava ucyate
SYNONYMS
suddha-sattva—by unadultered goodness; visesa—distinguished; atma—whose nature; prema—of love of God; surya—like the sun; amsu—a ray; samya-bhak—which is similar to; rucibhih—by different tastes; citta—of the heart; masrnya—softness; krt—which causes; asau—that softness; bhavah—emotion; ucyate—is called " ’When devotional service is situated on the transcendental platform of pure goodness, it is like a ray of the sunlight of love for Krsna.
At such a time, devotional service causes the heart to be softened by various tastes, and it is called bhava (emotion).’
PURPORT
This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.3.1).