Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 19.180

ei saba krishna-bhakti-rasera sthayibhava

sthayibhave mile yadi vibhava, anubhava

SYNONYMS

ei saba -- all these; krishna-bhakti -- of devotional service to Krishna; rasera -- of the mellows; sthayi-bhava -- continuous existence of ecstasy; sthayi-bhave -- in this continuous existence of ecstasy; mile -- one meets; yadi -- if; vibhava -- special ecstasy; anubhava -- subecstasy.

TRANSLATION

"All these stages combined are called sthayibhava, or continuous love of Godhead in devotional service. In addition to these stages, there are vibhava and anubhava.

PURPORT

Attachment for Krishna never wanes; it increases more and more as one attains different stages. All the stages together are called sthayibhava, or continuous existence of ecstasy. The nine forms of devotional service are sravanam kirtanam vishnoh smaranam pada-sevanam arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam [SB 7.5.23]. When continuous love of Godhead is mixed with the processes of devotional service, it is called vibhava, anubhava, sattvika and vyabhicari. The devotee thus enjoys a variety of transcendental bliss. In his Amrita-pravaha-bhashya, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura states that anubhava can be divided into thirteen categories: (1) dancing, (2) rolling on the ground, (3) singing, (4) yelling, (5) jumping, (6) making loud noises, (7) yawning, (8) heavy breathing, (9) not caring for public opinion, (10) discharging saliva, (11) roaring laughter, (12) unsteadiness and (13) hiccuping. These are the symptoms of anubhava. Thus the transcendental mellows are experienced in different stages. Similarly, there are many other forms of expression that have been analytically studied by the Gosvamis. In the Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu, Rupa Gosvami gives each and every symptom a particular name.

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