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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .2.115

16. śokādy-avaśavartitā, yathā tatraiva—
[16. shokaady-avashavartitaa, yathaa tatraiva—]
śokāmarṣādibhir bhāvair ākrāntaṁ yasya mānasam |
[shokaamarshaadibhir bhaavair aakraantam yasya maanasam |]
kathaṁ tatra mukundasya sphūrti-sambhāvanā bhavet ||115||
[katham tatra mukundasya sphoorti-sambhaavanaa bhavet ||115||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
16. śokādy-avaśavartitā, yathā tatraiva—
śokāmarṣādibhir bhāvair ākrāntaṁ yasya mānasam |
kathaṁ tatra mukundasya sphūrti-sambhāvanā bhavet ||115||
Not being controlled by lamentation or other emotions (verse 80), also illustrated in the Padma Purāṇa: How it is possible for Mukunda to appear in the mind of a person whose mind is af­flicted with lamentation, anger or other emotions?

A devotee should not be subjected to lamentation or illusion. There is the following statement in the Padma Purāṇa: “Within the heart of a person who is overpowered by lamentation or anger, there is no possibility of Kṛṣṇa’s being manifested.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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