SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

208 Srimad-Bhigavatam(Canto 7, Ch. 4kvacid utpulakas tll§rtimaste sarilspar5a-nirortabaspanda-prartayanandasalildmiliteartabkvacit-sometimes; utpulakab,-with the hairs of his body standingon end; t!J§rtim-completely silent; dste-remains; sarilsparsanirortab,-feelinggreat joy by contact with the Lord; aspanda-steady;prartaya-ananda -due to transcendental bliss from a relationship oflove; salila-filled with tears; ami/ita-half-closed; iartab-whoseeyes.TRANSLATIONSometimes, feeling the touch of the Lord's lotus hands, he becamespiritually jubilant and remained silent, his hairs standing onend and tears gliding down from his half -closed eyes because ofhis love for the Lord.PURPORTWhen a devotee feels separation from the Lord, he becomes eager tosee where the Lord is, and sometimes when he feels pangs of separation,tears flow incessantly from his half-closed eyes. As stated by Sri CaitanyaMahaprabhu in His Sici§!aka, yugayitam nime$erta caU$0.pravr$ayitam. The words caU$ii pravr$iiyitam refer to tears falling incessantlyfrom the devotee's eyes. These symptoms, which appear inpure devotional ecstasy, were visible in the body of Prahlada Maharaja.TEXT 42ij' sifq)qtffl'4I fit;:!iA 'Ri f;rifc.U Uii:«:4 "sa uttama-sloka-padiiravindayorni$evayakincana-sanga-labdhayatanvan pararil nirortim atmano muhurdub,sanga-dinasya manab, samaril vyadhat