Eroternal Loving Affairs
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When Kṛṣṇa came out from the Yamunā after chastising the Kāliyanāga, Śrīdāmā wanted to embrace Him first, but he could not raise his arms because of his great feeling of respect.
When Krṣṇa used to play on His flute, it appeared just like the roaring of clouds in the sky during the constellation of Svāti. According to Vedic astronomical calculation, if there is rain during the constellation of the Svāti star, any rain falling on the sea will produce pearls, and rain falling on a serpent will produce jewels. Similarly, when Krṣṇa’s flute roared like a thundercloud under the Svāti constellation, the resulting perspiration on Śrīdāmā’s body appeared to be just like pearls.
When Krṣṇa and Subala were embracing one another, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī became a little envious, and hiding Her hot temperament. She said, “My dear Subala, you are very fortunate, because even in the presence of superiors you and Krṣṇa have no hesitation in putting your arms on each other’s shoulders. I think it must be admitted that in your previous lives you have succeeded in many kinds of austerities.” The idea is that although Rādhārāṇī was accustomed to put Her arms on Krṣṇa’s shoulders, it was not possible for Her to do such a thing in the presence of Her superiors, whereas Subala could do so freely. Rādharāṇī therefore praised his good fortune.
When Krṣṇa entered the lake of Kāliya, His intimate friends became so perturbed that their bodily colors faded, and they all produced horrible gurgling sounds. At that time all of them fell down on the ground as if they were unconscious. Similarly, when there was a forest fire all of Krṣṇa’s friends neglected their own protection and surrounded Krṣṇa on all sides to protect Him from the flames. This behavior of the friends toward Krṣṇa is described by thoughtful poets as  vyabhicārī . In  vyabhicārī  ecstatic love for Krṣṇa there is sometimes madness, dexterity, fear, laziness, jubilation, pride, dizziness, meditation, disease, forgetfulness and humbleness. These are some of the common symptoms in the stage of  vyabhicārī  ecstatic love for Krṣṇa.
When there are dealings between Kṛṣṇa and His friends which are completely devoid of any feelings of respect, and they all treat one another on an equal level, such ecstatic love in friendship is called  sthāyī . When one is situated in this confidential friendly relationship with Kṛṣṇa, one shows symptoms of love such as attraction, affection,