samyak - completely; masṛṇita-sva-antaḥ - which makes the heart soft; mamatva - of a sense of ownership; atiśaya-aṅkitaḥ - marked with an abundance; bhāvaḥ - emotion; saḥ - that; eva - certainly; sāndra-ātmā - whose nature is very condensed; budhaiḥ - by learned persons; premā - love of Godhead; nigadyate - is described.

“ ‘When that bhāva 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.