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
