BRS 3.1.28

BRS 3.1.28

Verse Text

jṛmbhāṅga-moṭanaṁ bhakter upadeśo harer natiḥ | stavādayaś ca dāsādyaiḥ śītāḥ sādhāraṇāḥ kriyāḥ ||28||

Translation

The śīta and other anubhāvas [Note: Śīta anubhāvas are described in 2.2.3 as singing, yawning, panting, showing disregard, drooling and smiling. ] that the śānta-bhakta shares with the dāsas and others are yawning, stretching the body, giving instructions to the devotees, offering obeisances to the Lord, and reciting praises of the Lord.

Purport (Nectar of Devotion)

Sometimes a devotee in śānta-rasa yawns, stretches his limbs, instructs on devotional service, offers respectful obeisances unto the form of the Lord, offers nice prayers to the Lord and has a desire to give direct service with his body. These are some of the common symptoms of the devotee who is situated in neutrality.