veda-stuti haite hare sei mora mana
priyā-the lover; yadi-if; māna kari'-sulking; karaye-does; bhartsana-rebuking; veda-stuti-the Vedic prayers; haite-from; hare-takes away; sei-that; mora-My; mana-mind.
"If My beloved consort reproaches Me in a sulky mood, that steals My mind from the reverent hymns of the Vedas.
The informal language used between lover and beloved is significant of pure affection. When devotees worship their beloved as the most venerable object, spontaneous loving sentiments are observed to be lacking. A neophyte devotee who follows the Vedic instructions that regulate those who lack pure love of Godhead may superficially seem more exalted than a devotee in spontaneous love of Godhead. But in fact such spontaneous pure love is far superior to regulated devotional service. Such pure love of Godhead is always glorious in all respects, more so than reverential devotional service rendered by a less affectionate devotee.