Text 180] The Lord Instructs Srila Rapa Gosvami 359

yaiche bija, iksu, rasa, guda, khanda-sara
sarkara, sita, michari, uttama-michari dra

SYNONYMS

yaiche—just like; bija—the seed; iksu—the sugarcane plant; rasa—the juice;
guda—molasses; khanda-séra—dry molasses; sarkara—sugar; sita—candy;
michari—rock candy; uttama-michari—lozenges; dra—and.

TRANSLATION

“The gradual development of love may be compared to different states of
sugar. First there is the seed of the sugarcane, then sugarcane and then the
juice extracted from the cane. When this juice is boiled, it forms a liquid
molasses, then a solid molasses, then sugar, candy, rock candy and finally
lozenges.

TEXT 180

Ot Ha SHsle-acna aifHsta |
atfroica face aft fasta, SeESIS Wi Seo Ii

ei saba krsna-bhakti-rasera sthayibhava
sthayibhave mile yadi vibhava, anubhava

SYNONYMS

ei saba—all these; krsna-bhakti—of devotional service to Krsna; rasera—of the
mellows; sthayi-bhava—continuous existence; sthayi-bhdve—in this continuous
existence; mile—one meets; yadi—if; vibhdva—special ecstasy; anubhdva—
subecstasy.

TRANSLATION

“All these stages combined are called sthayibhava, or continuous love of
Godhead in devotional service. In addition to these stages, there are vibhava
and anubhava.

PURPORT

Attachment for Krsna never wanes; it increases more and more as one attains
different stages. All the stages together are called sthayibhava, or continuous exis-
tence. The nine forms of devotional service are sravanari kirtanarn visnoh
smaranam pada-sevanam arcanar vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam.
When continuous love of Godhead is mixed with the processes of devotional ser-
