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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .3.91

prakṛtyā śithilaṁ yeṣāṁ manaḥ picchilam eva vā |
[prakrityaa shithilam yeshaam manah pichchilam eva vaa |]
teṣv eva sāttvikābhāsaḥ prāyaḥ saṁsadi jāyate ||91||
[teshv eva saattvikaabhaasah praayah samsadi jaayate ||91||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prakṛtyā śithilaṁ yeṣāṁ manaḥ picchilam eva vā |
teṣv eva sāttvikābhāsaḥ prāyaḥ saṁsadi jāyate ||91||
Those whose minds are either soft or hard generally show sāttvikābhasa only in festive gatherings of chanting the names of the Lord.

Sometimes it is found that a nondevotee who has practically no taste for Kṛṣṇa and who follows no rules or regulations can, by practice, make a show of devotional symptoms, even crying in an assembly of devotees. This shedding of tears is not actually an ecstatic loving expression, however. It is done simply by practice.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

Samsadi is connected with eva in the verse. Generally, it occurs only in public gatherings (saṁsadi eva) such as festivals, where chanting occurs. The word “generally” is used, because sometimes those with soft hearts will manifest the symptoms under other circumstances.

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