Verse Text
yathā –
jaran-mīmāṁsakasyāpi śṛṇvataḥ kṛṣṇa-vibhramam |
hṛṣṭāyamāna-manaso babhūvotpulakaṁ vapuḥ ||87||
Translation
An example: When an aged person expert in Mīmāṁsa scriptures heard the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, he became joyful in heart and his hairs stood on end. [Note: These persons do not even have superficial attraction for the Lord, whereas those with ratyābhāsa have superficial attraction for the Lord. Thus it is considered inferior to ratyābhāsa-bhava-sāttvābhāsa. However, they develop some temporary emotions such as joy or astonishment, which produce ecstatic symptoms such as hair standing on end.]
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Sometimes it is found that when staunch logicians, without any trace of devotional service and without actually understanding the transcendental glories of the Lord, sit down to hear the glories of the Lord, they appear to be melting and shedding tears.