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rest. Generally, those who are exalted personalities lie down when
they feel intoxicated, whereas those who are mediocre laugh and sing
during intoxication, and those who are lowly use vulgar language and
sometimes cry. Such intoxication is manifested according to different
ages and mentalities. Srila Ripa Gosvami does not describe further in
this direction because there is no necessity for such a discussion.

There is another description of the symptoms of intoxication in
the person of Sri Radharani after She saw Krsna: sometimes She was
walking hither and thither, sometimes She was laughing, sometimes
She was covering Her face, sometimes She was talking without any
meaning, and sometimes She was praying to Her associate gopis. See-
ing these symptoms in Radharani, the gopis began to talk among
themselves: ‘“‘Just see how Radharani has become intoxicated simply
by seeing Krsna before Her!” This is an instance of ecstatic love in
intoxication.

Pride

Expressions of ecstatic love in pride may be the result of excessive
wealth, exquisite beauty, first-class residence, or the attainment of
one’s ideal goal. One is also considered to be proud when he does not
care about the neglect of others.

Bilvamangala Thakur said, “My dear Krsna, You are leaving me,
forcibly getting out of my clutches. But I shall be impressed by Your
strength only when You can go forcibly from the core of my heart.”
This is an instance of feeling pride in ecstatic love for Krsna.

Once during the rasa dance, when Radharani left the arena, and
Krsna went to seek Her out, one of the dear friends of Radharani
began to address Krsna thusly: “My dear Krsna, You have been very
much obliging in serving the form of our Sri Radharani, and now You
have left all the other gopis to search for Her. Please allow me to
inquire how You want Her to treat You.” This is an instance of
feeling pride on account of exquisite beauty.

Sometimes Radharani felt pride within Herself and said, ‘“AI-
though the cowherd boys prepare nice flower garlands for Krsna,
when I present My garland to Him, He becomes struck with
