40 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 23
When the lover and the beloved meet, they are called yukta (connected). Pre-
vious to their meeting, they are called ayukta (not connected). Whether con-
nected or not connected, the ecstatic emotion arising due to not being able to
embrace and kiss each other as desired is called vipralambha. This vipralambha
helps nourish emotions at the time of meeting. Similarly, sambhoga is thus de-
scribed:
darsandlinganadinam
anukdlyan nisevaya
yanor ullasam arohan
bhavah sambhoga iryate
“Meeting each other and embracing each other are aimed at bringing about the
happiness of both the lover and the beloved. When this stage becomes in-
creasingly jubilant, the resultant ecstatic emotion is called sambhoga.” When
awakened, sambhoga is divided into four categories:
(1) pUrva-raga-anantara—after pdurva-raga (attachment prior to meeting),
sambhoga is called brief (sanksipta);
(2) mdana-anantara—after mana (anger based on love), sambhoga is called
encroached (sankirna);
(3) kificid-ddra-pravasa-anantara—after being a little distance away for some
time, sambhoga is called accomplished (sampanna);
(4) suddra-pravasa-anantara—after being far away, sambhoga is called perfec-
tion (samrddhiman).
The meetings of the lovers that take place in dreams also have these four divi-
sions.
TEXT 63
‘faore’ pyfeu —farat, ata |
BAA, BIA CMMASSB-CMATA vo |
‘vipralambha’ catur-vidha —purva-raga, mana
pravasakhya, dra prema-vaicittya-akhyana
SYNONYMS
vipralambha—separation; catuh-vidha—four divisions; pUrva-raga—ptrva-
raga; mana—mdna; pravasakhya—known as pravdsa; dra—and; prema-vaicit-
tya—prema-vaicittya; akhyana—calling.
TRANSLATION
“Vipralambha has four divisions—pirva-raga, mana, pravasa, and prema-
vaicittya.
