28 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 23

vibhavair anubhavais ca
sattvikair vyabhicaribhih

svadyatvam hrdi bhaktanam
anita sravanadibhih

esd krsna-ratih sthayi
bhavo bhakti-raso bhavet

Love for Krsna, KeSava, as previously described, reaches the supreme state of
being composed of mellows when its ingredients are fulfilled. By means of
vibhava, anubhava, sattvika and vyabhicdri, hearing and chanting are activated,
and the devotee is able to taste love for Krsna. Then attachment for Krsna, or per-
manent ecstasy (sthayi-bhava), becomes the mellow of devotional service (bhak-
ti-rasa).

TEXT 48

fasta, wZeta, aires, afeota |
aiffera ‘an’ an oe oifa fae 1 Be I

vibhava, anubhava, sattvika, vyabhicari
sthayi-bhava ‘rasa’ haya ei cari mili’

SYNONYMS

vibhava—special ecstasy; anubhdva—subordinate ecstasy; sdttvika—natural
ecstasy; vyabhicéri—transitory ecstasy; sthayi-bhdva—permanent ecstasy;
rasa—mellow; haya—becomes; ei cari—these four; mili’—meeting.

TRANSLATION

“The permanent ecstasy becomes a more and more tasteful transcendental
mellow through the mixture of special ecstasy, subordinate ecstasy, natural
ecstasy and transitory ecstasy.

TEXT 49

afy cra 2e-afan-49-Frace |
‘ATA’ AA SA BAS PAte CA | Bd |

dadhi yena khanda-marica-karptra-milane
‘rasdlakhya’ rasa haya aptrvasvadane
