Expressions of Love for Krsna
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forests of Vṛndāvana. The  gopīs  were loudly singing the glories of Kṛṣṇa and wandering from one forest to another in search of Him. They knew that Kṛṣṇa is not localized, but all-pervading. He is in the sky, He is in the water, He is in the air, He is the supersoul in every-one's heart. Thus the  gopīs  began to inquire from all kinds of trees and plants about the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is an instance of ecstatic madness on the part of devotees.
Similarly, there are symptoms of diseases caused by ecstatic love. This condition is credited by learned scholars as  mahābhāva . This highly elevated condition is also called  divyonmāda , or transcendental madness.
Forget fulness
When Krṣṇa was absent from Vṛndāvana and was staying in Mathurā, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī sent news to Him that His mother, the Queen of Braja, was feeling such separation from Him that there was foam coming from her mouth, like the foam on the shore of the ocean. And sometimes she was raising her arms like the waves of the ocean, and because of her intense feelings of separation, she was rolling on the ground and creating a tumultuous roaring sound. And sometimes she was remaining completely silent, like a calm sea. These symptoms of separation from Krṣṇa are called  apasmāra , or forgetfulness. One completely forgets his position when he manifests these symptoms in ecstatic love.
Another message was once sent to Krṣṇa informing Him that after He had killed Kamsa, one of Kamsa’s demon friends had gone insane. This demon was foaming at the mouth, waving his arms and rolling on the ground. This demonic demonstration is in relationship with Krṣṇa in ghastly humor. This mellow or flavor is one of the indirect relationships with Krṣṇa. The first five kinds of relationships are called direct, and the other seven are called indirect. Some way or other, the demon must have had some relationship with Krṣṇa, because these symptoms developed when he heard that Krṣṇa had already killed Kamsa. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī remarks that there is also transcendental excellence in this kind of symptom.