Verse Text
atha svara-bhedaḥ –
visāda-vismayāmarṣa-harṣa-bhīty-ādi-sambhavam |
vaisvaryaṁ svara-bhedaḥ syād eṣa gadgadikādikṛt ||37||
Translation
Choking of the voice: Distortion of the voice is called svara-bheda. It arises from sorrow, astonishment, anger, joy and fear. It causes convulsions in speaking.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Vaisvarya (distortion of the voice) and svara-bheda (broken voice) are synonyms. The use of synonyms is found in the other definitions as well.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Faltering of the Voice