BRS 2.3.13

BRS 2.3.13

Verse Text

yathā – bhogaika-sādhana-juṣā rati-gandha-śūnyaṁ svaṁ ceṣṭayā hṛdayam atra vivṛṇvato ’pi | ullāsinaḥ sapadi mādhava-keli-gītais tasyāṅgam utpulakitaṁ madhurais tadāsīt ||13||

Translation

An example: A person who is revealed to be devoid of rati by absorbing himself in the pursuit of material enjoyment may develop hairs standing on end after being excited by songs concerning the pastimes of Mādhava.

Purport (Nectar of Devotion)

The nondevotees are actually materialistic, but in contact with some pure devotee, they sometimes may manifest some symptoms of ecstasy. Devotional scholars call these dried-up symptoms.