Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 19.178

prema vriddhi-krame nama -- sneha, mana, pranaya

raga, anuraga, bhava, mahabhava haya

SYNONYMS

prema -- ecstatic love for God; vriddhi-krame -- in terms of progressive increase; nama -- named; sneha -- affection; mana -- abhorrence; pranaya -- love; raga -- attachment; anuraga -- further attachment; bhava -- ecstasy; maha-bhava -- great ecstasy; haya -- are.

TRANSLATION

"The basic aspects of prema, when gradually increasing to different states, are affection, abhorrence, love, attachment, further attachment, ecstasy and great ecstasy.

PURPORT

In the Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu, (3.2.84) sneha (affection) is described as follows:

sandras citta-dravam kurvan prema 'sneha' itiryate

kshanikasyapi neha syad visleshasya sahishnuta

"That aspect of prema in which the melting of the heart for the lover is concentrated is called sneha, or affection. The symptom of such affection is that the lover cannot for a moment remain without the association of the beloved." A description of mana can be found in Madhya-lila (Chapter Two, verse 66). Similarly, a description of pranaya is also there. As far as raga is concerned, the Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu (3.2.87) says:

snehah sa rago yena syat sukham duhkham api sphutam

tat-sambandha-lave 'py atra pritih prana-vyayair api

"That stage at which affection for the beloved converts unhappiness into happiness is called raga, or attachment. When one has such attachment for Krishna, he can give up his own life to satisfy his beloved Krishna." Anuraga, bhava and mahabhava are described in the Sixth Chapter of the Madhya-lila, verse 13. The purport to that verse explains adhirudha-mahabhava.

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