Shloka 59: प्रमाणान्तरस्यानपेक्षत्वात् स्वयं प्रमाणत्वात् (च)॥ ५९॥ 

pramāṇāntarasyānapekṣatvāt svayaṁ pramāṇatvāt (ca)

प्रमाण-अन्तरस्य - of other proof than itself; अनपेक्षत्वात् - because of non-dependence (because of not depending on any other proof than itself); स्वयम् - in itself; प्रमाणत्वात् - being of the nature of a proof, (being self-evident); ( च) - (and) 

Love is its own proof and does not require any other. Love is self-evident.

In this materialistic world, everybody wants proof or evidence for everything. This need for evidence is a function of our intellect. The intellect wants to analyze and verify everything. However, as described by Narad Ji earlier, God and God’s divine love are beyond description. How can we prove the existence of that which is beyond our capacity to explain? 

Our soul is yearning for contentment and bliss and we have gone through multiple lifetimes in search of this contentment and the soul is hungry. This hunger can only be satiated by the experience of God’s divine love.

Once someone asked Srila Prabhupada, “At the time of death, what if you realize that Krishna doesn’t exist?”. And Prabhupada answers, “At the time of death, what if you realize that Krishna exists?”. The lesson he says is that we are not losing anything by believing in Krishna and practicing a pious life full of devotion. However, if we waste our lives in material pursuits because of our lack of faith in Krishna, then we can only repent at the time of death.

And as Narad Ji has said earlier in shloka 30, Bhakti is both the means and the end. And as he said in shloka 51 he said that the inherent nature of divine love cannot be described or defined. It can only be realized. When you combine these, you get the message he is conveying in this current shloka that Love is its own proof and self-evident. When you love someone, you just know it. Just like that when you love God and when you feel God’s love, you will just know it. That will be the only evidence you will ever need.

Shloka 60: शान्तिरूपात् परमानन्दरूपाच्च॥ ६०॥

śānti-rūpāt paramānanda-rūpācca

शान्ति-रूपात् - because (it is) of the nature of peace; परम-आनन्द-रूपात् - because (it is) of the nature of supreme Bliss; च - also

Divine love is of the nature of peace and supreme bliss

Narad Ji says that this devotion will make us feel peace and divine bliss. That is the indication that we are growing in devotion.

As long as we think we are the body, our idea of happiness lies in material enjoyment. However, as Shri Krishna has said, desires can never be satisfied by fulfilling them. Thus, we never feel happy or peaceful because we are always running behind desires and never feel satisfied.

Just like thirst can be fulfilled only by pure water, the thirst of our soul can only be fulfilled by the pure divine love of God. 

As Shri Krishna has said in the Bhagavad Gita: यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं तत: (yaṁ labdhvā chāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ). Having attained that divine love, a person realizes that there is nothing else that they require. And in this state, they remain ever content and never disturbed even if there is a calamity going on in the material world.

A great example is Mira Bai, a 16th-century mystic poet and devotee of Lord Krishna. She was born into a royal family but renounced her comfortable life to dedicate herself to the worship of Krishna. Mira Bai's devotion was so strong that she considered Krishna her everything and would spend her days singing and dancing in praise of him.

Mira Bai faced numerous obstacles, including disapproval from her family and society, multiple attempts on her life, and various forms of harassment. In one instance, her own family members tried to poison her by offering her a cup of poison disguised as nectar. Mira Bai drank the poison with complete faith in Krishna, and miraculously, the poison turned into nectar and caused her no harm. In another incident, she was sent a basket of venomous snakes, but when