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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .4.1

ātmocitair vibhāvādyair nītā puṣṭiṁ satāṁ hṛdi |
[aatmochitair vibhaavaadyair neetaa pushtim sataam hridi |]
bhavec choka-ratir bhakti-raso hi karuṇābhidhaḥ ||1||
[bhavech choka-ratir bhakti-raso hi karunaabhidhah ||1||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ātmocitair vibhāvādyair nītā puṣṭiṁ satāṁ hṛdi |
bhavec choka-ratir bhakti-raso hi karuṇābhidhaḥ ||1||
When śoka-rati is nourished in the heart of the devotee by suitable vibhāvas and other elements it is called karuṇa-bhakti-rasa.

NoD 47: Compassion and Anger Compassion When the ecstasy of devotional service produces some kind of lamentation in connection with Kṛṣṇa, it is called devotional service in compassion.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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