Text 56] Life’s Ultimate Goal 35

santa-adi rasera ‘yoga’, ‘viyoga’——dui bheda
sakhya-vatsalye yogadira aneka vibheda

SYNONYMS

Santa-adi rasera—of the mellows beginning from neutrality; yoga—connec-
tion; viyoga—separation; dui bheda—two divisions; sakhya—in the mellow of
friendship; vatsalye—in paternal affection; yoga-adira—of connection and
separation; aneka vibheda—many varieties.

TRANSLATION

“There are two divisions of each of the five mellows—yoga [connection]
and viyoga [separation]. Among the mellows of friendship and parental affec-
tion, there are many divisions of connection and separation.

PURPORT
In Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, these divisions are described:

ayoga-yogavetasya
prabhedau kathitav ubhau

In the mellows of bhakti-yoga, there are two stages—ayoga and yoga. Ayoga is
described in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu:

sangabhavo harer dhirair
ayoga iti kathyate

ayoge tvan-manaskatvam
tad-gunady-anusandhayah

tat-prapty-upaya-cintadyah
sarvesam kathitah kriyah

Learned scholars in the science of bhakti-yoga say that when there is an absence
of association with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, separation takes place.
In the stage of ayoga (separation), the mind is filled with Krsna consciousness and
is fully absorbed in thoughts of Krsna. In that stage, the devotee searches out the
transcendental qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is said that in
that stage of separation, all the devotees in the different mellows are always ac-
tive in thinking of ways to attain Krsna’s association.
The word yoga (connection) is thus described:

krsnena sangamo yas tu
sa yoga iti kirtyate
