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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.14.24

वाग् गद्गदा द्रवते यस्य चित्तं रुदत्यभीक्ष्णं हसति क्व‍‍चिच्च । विलज्ज उद्गायति नृत्यते च मद्भ‍‍क्तियुक्तो भुवनं पुनाति ॥ २४ ॥
vāg gadgadā dravate yasya cittaṁ
[vaag gadgadaa dravate yasya chittam]
rudaty abhīkṣṇaṁ hasati kvacic ca
[rudaty abheekshnam hasati kvachich cha]
vilajja udgāyati nṛtyate ca
[vilajja udgaayati nrityate cha]
mad-bhakti-yukto bhuvanaṁ punāti
[mad-bhakti-yukto bhuvanam punaati]
Word-for-word
vāk — speech gadgadā — choked up dravate — melts yasya — of whom cittam — the heart rudati — cries abhīkṣṇam — again and again hasati — laughs kvacit — sometimes ca — also vilajjaḥ — ashamed udgāyati — sings out loudly nṛtyate — dances ca — also mat-bhakti-yuktaḥ — one fixed in devotional service to Me bhuvanam — the universe punāti — purifies.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vāg gadgadā dravate yasya cittaṁ
vāk
speech
gadgadā
choked up
dravate
melts
yasya
of whom
cittam
the heart
rudaty abhīkṣṇaṁ hasati kvacic ca
rudati
cries
abhīkṣṇam
again and again
hasati
laughs
kvacit
sometimes
ca
also
vilajja udgāyati nṛtyate ca
vilajjaḥ
ashamed
udgāyati
sings out loudly
nṛtyate
dances
ca
also
mad-bhakti-yukto bhuvanaṁ punāti
mat-bhakti-yuktaḥ
one fixed in devotional service to Me
bhuvanam
the universe
punāti
purifies.
A devotee whose speech is sometimes choked up, whose heart melts, who cries continually and sometimes laughs, who feels ashamed and cries out loudly and then dances — a devotee thus fixed in loving service to Me purifies the entire universe.
Purport

Vāg gadgadā refers to a highly emotional state in which the throat is choked up and one cannot express oneself. Vilajjaḥ indicates that a devotee sometimes feels embarrassment due to bodily functions and memories of past sinful activities. In this condition, a devotee loudly cries out the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and sometimes dances in ecstasy. As stated here, such a devotee purifies the three worlds.

By melting of the heart, one becomes very steady in spiritual life. Normally, one whose heart easily melts is thought to be unsteady; but because Lord Kṛṣṇa is the stable foundation of all existence, one whose heart melts in love of Kṛṣṇa becomes most stable and cannot be disturbed by opposing arguments, bodily suffering, mental problems, supernatural disasters or the interference of envious persons. Because such a devotee is fixed in loving service to the Lord, he becomes the very heart of the Personality of Godhead.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
A devotee whose speech is choked up, whose heart is melted, who cries continually and sometimes laughs, sometimes feels ashamed, sometimes sings loudly and sometimes dances—a devotee thus fixed in loving service to me purifies the entire universe. A person with prema-bhakti delivers himself. That is not astonishing for he also delivers the whole world. The person whose words are unclear, whose heart melts, causing him to weep continually since he suffers because of longing for the Lord, who sometimes laughs, sometimes becomes shy, sometimes sings loudly and sometimes dances---he purifies the whole world. He always has a melted heart.
Personal Guidance
A devotee with choked speech, melting heart, alternating tears and laughter, sometimes shy and sometimes calling out loudly and dancing, purifies the entire universe. The devotee's emotion is potent service.
Reflection Questions
  • When was my devotional emotion last messy in this way?
  • What suppresses such expression for me, and why?
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