Impetuses for Krsna’s Service 307

And from his teardrops falling on the ground, Vrndavana appears to
have become a celestial residence for the demigods.””

Ecstatic love for Krsna, which is known as anubhava, is symp-
tomized by the following signs: one becomes engaged exclusively in
the service of the Lord, being attentive to carry out the orders of the
Lord faithfully; one becomes undisturbed and non-envious in full
transcendental loving service to the Lord; and one makes friendship
with the devotees of the Lord who are situated in faithful service to
Him. All of these symptoms are called anubhdava, ecstatic love.

The first symptom of anubhdva, or engagement in a particular type
of service, is exemplified by Daruka, a servant of Krsna who used to
fan Krsna with a camara, a bunch of hair. When he was engaged in
such service, he was filled with ecstatic love, and the symptoms of
ecstatic love became manifest in his body. But Daruka was so serious
about his service that he checked all of these manifestations of ec-
stalic love and considered them hindrances to his engagement. He did
not care very much for these manifestations, although they auto-
matically developed.

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, 86th Chapter, 27th verse,
there is a statement of how Srutadeva, a brahmana from the country
called Mithila in northern India, would become so overpowered with
joy as soon as he saw Krsna that immediately after bowing to the
Lord’s lotus feet, he would stand up and begin to dance, raising his
two arms above his head.

One of the devotees of Lord Krsna once addressed Him in this
manner: “My dear Lord, although You are not a professional dancer,
by Your dancing You have so astonished us that we can understand
that You are personally the master of all dancing. Certainly You must
have learned this dancing art directly from the goddess of love.”
When a devotee dances in ecstatic love, there are manifestations of
symptoms which are called sattvika. Sattvika means that they are
from the transcendental platform. They are not symptoms of material
emotions; they come from the soul proper.

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, 85th Chapter, 30th verse,
Sukadeva Gosvami tells Maharaj Pariksit that after surrendering every-
thing unto the lotus feet of Vamanadeva, Bali Maharaj immediately
