ŚB 1.4.12 शिवाय लोकस्य भवाय भूतये य उत्तमश्लोकपरायणा जना: । जीवन्ति नात्मार्थमसौ पराश्रयं मुमोच निर्विद्य कुत: कलेवरम् ॥ १२ ॥ śivāya lokasya bhavāya bhūtaye ya uttama-śloka-parāyaṇā janāḥ jīvanti nātmārtham asau parāśrayaṁ mumoca nirvidya kutaḥ kalevaram Synonyms … Read More
ŚB 1.4.10 स सम्राट् कस्य वा हेतो: पाण्डूनां मानवर्धन: । प्रायोपविष्टो गङ्गायामनादृत्याधिराट्श्रियम् ॥ १० ॥ sa samrāṭ kasya vā hetoḥ pāṇḍūnāṁ māna-vardhanaḥ prāyopaviṣṭo gaṅgāyām anādṛtyādhirāṭ-śriyam Synonyms saḥ — he; samrāṭ — the Emperor; kasya — for … Read More
ŚB 1.4.9 अभिमन्युसुतं सूत प्राहुर्भागवतोत्तमम् । तस्य जन्म महाश्चर्यं कर्माणि च गृणीहि न: ॥ ९ ॥ abhimanyu-sutaṁ sūta prāhur bhāgavatottamam tasya janma mahāścaryaṁ karmāṇi ca gṛṇīhi naḥ Synonyms abhimanyu–sutam — the son of Abhimanyu; sūta — … Read More
ŚB 1.4.2 शौनक उवाच सूत सूत महाभाग वद नो वदतां वर । कथां भागवतीं पुण्यां यदाह भगवाञ्छुक: ॥ २ ॥ śaunaka uvāca sūta sūta mahā-bhāga vada no vadatāṁ vara kathāṁ bhāgavatīṁ puṇyāṁ yad āha bhagavāñ chukaḥ … Read More
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः । अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति ॥ १६ ॥ evaṁ pravartitaṁ cakraṁ nānuvartayatīha yaḥ aghāyur indriyārāmo moghaṁ pārtha sa jīvati Synonyms evam — thus; pravartitam — established by the … Read More
देवान्भावयतातेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः । परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ॥ ११ ॥ devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ param avāpsyatha Synonyms devān — demigods; bhāvayatā — having pleased; anena — … Read More
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः । तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसङ्गः समाचर ॥ ९ ॥ yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ tad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya mukta-saṅgaḥ samācara Synonyms yajña-arthāt — done only for the sake of Yajña, or … Read More
CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE Perverted Expression of Mellows Rasābhāsa, or incompatible mixtures of mellows, may be classified as uparasa (false expression), anurasa (imitation) and aparasa (perverted or misrepresented mellows). There is the following statement by an impersonalist who … Read More
CHAPTER FORTY-NINE Mixing of Rasas As already described, there are twelve different kinds of rasas, or ecstatic relationships that are shared with Kṛṣṇa. Five of these rasas are direct, and they are listed as neutrality, servitude, … Read More
GHASTLINESS It is understood from authoritative sources that an attachment for Kṛṣṇa because of feelings of disgust sometimes presents a ghastly ecstasy in devotional service. The person experiencing such ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is almost always … Read More
ANGER In ecstatic loving service to Kṛṣṇa in anger, Kṛṣṇa is always the object. In Vidagdha-mādhava, second act, verse 37, Lalitā-gopī expressed her anger, which was caused by Kṛṣṇa, when she addressed Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī thus: “My … Read More
CHIVALRY When on account of love and devotional service for the Lord there is special valorous enthusiasm, the resultant activities are called chivalrous. These chivalrous activities can be manifested in the acts of mock fighting, giving … Read More
CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE Laughing Ecstasy In the fourth division of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described seven kinds of indirect ecstasies of devotional service, known as laughing, astonishment, chivalry, compassion, anger, dread and ghastliness. In this portion, … Read More
CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR Devotional Service In Conjugal Love A pure devotee’s attraction to Kṛṣṇa in conjugal love is called devotional service in conjugal love. Although such conjugal feelings are not at all material, there is some similarity … Read More
CHAPTER FORTY-THREE Parenthood When ecstatic love develops into the relationship of parenthood and becomes steadily established, the relationship is called vātsalya-rasa. The exhibition of this vātsalya-rasa standard of devotional service can be found in the dealings … Read More
