23.6
e dui,--bhavera ’svarupa’, ’tatastha’ laksana
premera laksana ebe suna, sanatana
SYNONYMS
ei dui—these two; bhavera—of emotion; sva-rupa—constitutional; tatastha—marginal; laksana—symptoms; premera—of love; laksana—the symptoms; ebe—now; suna—hear; sanatana—O Sanatana "Bhava (emotion) has two different symptoms-constitutional and marginal.
Now, My dear Sanatana, listen to the symptoms of love.
PURPORT
The word suddha-sattva-visesatma means “situated on the transcendental platform of pure goodness.” In this way the soul is purified of all material contamination, and this position is called svarupa-laksana, the constitutional symptom of bhava, emotion.
By various tastes, one’s heart is softened, and there is an awakening of one’s loving propensity to render spontaneous service to the Lord.
This is called tatastha-laksana, the marginal symptom of bhava.