Text 51] Life’s Ultimate Goal 31
“Those things which awaken ecstatic love are called uddipana.”
te tu Sri-krsna-candrasya
gundas cestah prasadhanam
Mainly this awakening is made possible by the qualities and activities of Krsna, as
well as by His mode of decoration and the way His hair is arranged.
smitanga-saurabhe vamsa-
srnga-ndpura-kambavah
padanka-ksetra-tulasi-
bhakta-tad-vasaradayah
“Krsna's smile, the fragrance of His transcendental body, His flute, bugle, ankle
bells, conchshell, the marks on His feet, His place of residence, His favorite plant
[tulasi], His devotees, and the observance of fasts and vows connected to His
devotion all awaken the symptoms of ecstatic love.”
In Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, anubhava is described as follows:
anubhavas tu citta-stha-
bhavandm avabodhakah
te bahir vikriya prayah
prokta udbhasvarakhyaya
The many external ecstatic symptoms or bodily transformations which indicate
ecstatic emotions in the mind, and which are also called udbhdasvara, are the
anubhavas, or subordinate ecstatic expressions of love. Some of these are
dancing, falling down and rolling on the ground, singing and crying very loudly,
bodily contortions, loud vibrations, yawning, deep breathing, disregard for others,
the frothing of saliva) mad laughter, spitting, hiccups and other similar
symptoms. All these symptoms are divided into two divisions — sita and ksepana.
Singing, yawning and so on are called sita. Dancing and bodily contortions are
called ksepana.
The Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu describes udbhdasvara as follows:
udbhasante svadhamniti
prokta udbhasvara budhaih
nivyuttariya-dhammilla-
sramsanam gatra-motanam
jrmbhd ghranasya phullatvam
nisvasadyas ca te matah
