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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.6.17

प्रेमातिभरनिर्भिन्नपुलकाङ्गोऽतिनिर्वृत: । आनन्दसम्प्लवे लीनो नापश्यमुभयं मुने ॥ १७ ॥
premātibhara-nirbhinna-
[premaatibhara-nirbhinna-]
pulakāṅgo ’tinirvṛtaḥ
[pulakaango ’tinirvritah]
ānanda-samplave līno
[aananda-samplave leeno]
nāpaśyam ubhayaṁ mune
[naapashyam ubhayam mune]
Word-for-word
premā — love atibhara — excessive nirbhinna — especially distinguished pulaka — feelings of happiness aṅgaḥ — different bodily parts ati-nirvṛtaḥ — being fully overwhelmed ānanda — ecstasy samplave — in the ocean of līnaḥ — absorbed in na — not apaśyam — could see ubhayam — both mune — O Vyāsadeva.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
premātibhara-nirbhinna-
premā
love
atibhara
excessive
nirbhinna
especially distinguished
pulakāṅgo ’tinirvṛtaḥ
pulaka
feelings of happiness
aṅgaḥ
different bodily parts
ati-nirvṛtaḥ
being fully overwhelmed
ānanda-samplave līno
ānanda
ecstasy
samplave
in the ocean of
līnaḥ
absorbed in
nāpaśyam ubhayaṁ mune
na
not
apaśyam
could see
ubhayam
both
mune
O Vyāsadeva.
O Vyāsadeva, at that time, being exceedingly overpowered by feelings of happiness, every part of my body became separately enlivened. Being absorbed in an ocean of ecstasy, I could not see both myself and the Lord.
Purport

Spiritual feelings of happiness and intense ecstasies have no mundane comparison. Therefore it is very difficult to give expression to such feelings. We can just have a glimpse of such ecstasy in the words of Śrī Nārada Muni. Each and every part of the body or senses has its particular function. After seeing the Lord, all the senses become fully awakened to render service unto the Lord because in the liberated state the senses are fully efficient in serving the Lord. As such, in that transcendental ecstasy it so happened that the senses became separately enlivened to serve the Lord. This being so, Nārada Muni lost himself in seeing both himself and the Lord simultaneously.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
My limbs covered in distinct goose bumps out of excessive prema, filled with delight, I fainted out of bliss, and could not see myself or the Lord.
Commentary

His limbs were covered with distinct goose bumps because of the excessive prema. This indicates that all his limbs developed the symptoms of prema at that time. The phrase can also mean that he was covered with goose bumps erupting so much that the prema was difficult to bear. He then fainted out of bliss (ānanda-samplave līnaḥ). I did not see myself or the Lord (ubhayam).

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Personal Guidance
Ecstasy overwhelmed Nārada so completely that he could not perceive himself or the Lord — only the ocean of love. True spiritual experience dissolves the separation between subject and object. Self disappears in joy.
Reflection Questions
  • When was the last time I lost track of myself in something good?
  • Do I leave room in my life for experiences I can't analyze afterward?
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