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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.7.35

यदा ग्रहग्रस्त इव क्‍वचिद्धस- त्याक्रन्दते ध्यायति वन्दते जनम् । मुहु: श्वसन्वक्ति हरे जगत्पते नारायणेत्यात्ममतिर्गतत्रप: ॥ ३५ ॥
yadā graha-grasta iva kvacid dhasaty
[yadaa graha-grasta iva kvachid dhasaty]
ākrandate dhyāyati vandate janam
[aakrandate dhyaayati vandate janam]
muhuḥ śvasan vakti hare jagat-pate
[muhuh shvasan vakti hare jagat-pate]
nārāyaṇety ātma-matir gata-trapaḥ
[naaraayanety aatma-matir gata-trapah]
Word-for-word
yadā — when graha-grastaḥ — haunted by a ghost iva — like kvacit — sometimes hasati — laughs ākrandate — cries loudly (remembering the transcendental qualities of the Lord) dhyāyati — meditates vandate — offers respects janam — to all living entities (thinking all of them to be engaged in the service of the Lord) muhuḥ — constantly śvasan — breathing heavily vakti — he speaks hare — O my Lord jagat-pate — O master of the whole world nārāyaṇa — O Lord Nārāyaṇa iti — thus ātma-matiḥ — fully absorbed in thoughts of the Supreme Lord gata-trapaḥ — without shame.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yadā graha-grasta iva kvacid dhasaty
yadā
when
graha-grastaḥ
haunted by a ghost
iva
like
kvacit
sometimes
hasati
laughs
ākrandate dhyāyati vandate janam
ākrandate
cries loudly (remembering the transcendental qualities of the Lord)
dhyāyati
meditates
vandate
offers respects
janam
to all living entities (thinking all of them to be engaged in the service of the Lord)
muhuḥ śvasan vakti hare jagat-pate
muhuḥ
constantly
śvasan
breathing heavily
vakti
he speaks
hare
O my Lord
jagat-pate
O master of the whole world
nārāyaṇety ātma-matir gata-trapaḥ
nārāyaṇa
O Lord Nārāyaṇa
iti
thus
ātma-matiḥ
fully absorbed in thoughts of the Supreme Lord
gata-trapaḥ
without shame.
When a devotee becomes like a person haunted by a ghost, he laughs and very loudly chants about the qualities of the Lord. Sometimes he sits to perform meditation, and he offers respects to every living entity, considering him a devotee of the Lord. Constantly breathing very heavily, he becomes careless of social etiquette and loudly chants like a madman, “Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa! O my Lord, O master of the universe!”
Purport

When one chants the holy name of the Lord in ecstasy, not caring for outward social conventions, it is to be understood that he is ātma-mati. In other words, his consciousness is turned toward the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When he laughs as if haunted by a ghost, wails, meditates, offers respects to others, breathes heavily at all times, becomes absorbed in contemplation by the mind, and without shame, says only “O Lord! Master of the universe! Nārāyaṇa!” he attains the Lord. He speaks by saying “O Lord! Master of the universe! Nārāyaṇa!” He contemplates by the mind (ātmā-matiḥ).
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Personal Guidance
Sometimes the devotee chants like one ghost-haunted, offers respect to every being as devotee, breathes heavily and shouts 'Hare Kṛṣṇa' careless of social etiquette. Real absorption can look mad to society. Choose between social respectability and ātma-mati.
Reflection Questions
  • Where does fear of looking mad cap your devotional expression?
  • Whose 'crazy' devotion in your tradition do you secretly admire and refuse to imitate?
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