# Cc. Madhya 23.5 > শুদ্ধসত্ত্ববিশেষাত্মা প্রেম-সূর্যাংশু-সাম্যভাক্‌ । > রুচিভিশ্চিত্তম সৃণ্যকৃদসৌ ভাব উচ্যতে ॥৫॥ ## Text > śuddha-sattva-viśeṣātmā > prema-sūryāṁśu-sāmya-bhāk > rucibhiś citta-masṛṇya- > kṛd asau bhāva ucyate ## Synonyms *śuddha-sattva*—by unadultered goodness; *viśeṣa*—distinguished; *ātmā*—whose nature; *prema*—of love of God; *sūrya*—like the sun; *aṁśu*—a ray; *sāmya-bhāk*—which is similar to; *rucibhiḥ*—by different tastes; *citta*—of the heart; *masṛṇya*—softness; *kṛt*—which causes; *asau*—that softness; *bhāvaḥ*—emotion; *ucyate*—is called. ## Translation **“ 'When devotional service is situated on the transcendental platform of pure goodness, it is like a ray of the sunlight of love for Kṛṣṇa. At such a time, devotional service causes the heart to be softened by various tastes, and it is called bhāva [emotion].'** ## Purport This verse is found in the *Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu* (1.3.1).