samyaá¹…-masṛṇita-svÄnto
mamatvÄtiÅ›ayÄá¹…kitaḥ
bhÄvaḥ sa eva sÄndrÄtmÄ
budhaiḥ premÄ nigadyate

 samyak - completely; masṛṇita-sva-antaḥ - which makes the heart soft; mamatva - of a sense of ownership; atiÅ›aya-aá¹…kitaḥ - marked with an abundance; bhÄvaḥ - emotion; saḥ - that; eva - certainly; sÄndra-ÄtmÄ - whose nature is very condensed; budhaiḥ - by learned persons; premÄ - love of Godhead; nigadyate - is described.


Text

“ ‘When that bhÄva 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.

Purport

This verse is also found in the Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu (1.4.1).