54 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 2
there are still more symptoms, such as affection, anger and attachment,
gradually rising in exceptional cases to the mahda-bhava stage, which is
generally not possible for the living entities. All these were manifested by
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the personification of love of God.

In the Bhakti-rasdmrta-sindhu by Srila Ripa Gosvami, the chief disciple
of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, these transcendental symptoms
displayed by pure devotees like Uddhava are systematically described. We
have written a summary study of Bhakti-rasdmrta-sindhu entitled The
Nectar of Devotion, and one may consult this book for more detailed
information on the science of devotional service.

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Sanakair bhagaval-lokan
nrlokam punar agatah
vimrjya netre vidurari
pratyahoddhava utsmayan

Sanakaih—a little after; bhagavat—the Lord; lokat—from the abode;
nrlokam—the planet of the human beings; punah adgatah—coming again;
vimrjya—wiping; netre—eyes; viduram—unto Vidura; pratya—in affection;
aha—said; uddhavah—Uddhava; utsmayan—by all those remembrances.

TRANSLATION

The great devotee Uddhava soon came back from the abode of the Lord
to the human plane, and wiping his eyes, he awakened his reminiscence of
the past and spoke to Vidura in a pleasing mood.

PURPORT

When Uddhava was fully absorbed in the transcendental ecstasy of love
of God, he actually forgot all about the external world. The pure devotee
lives constantly in the abode of the Supreme Lord, even in the present
body, which apparently belongs to this world. The pure devotee is not
exactly on the bodily plane, since he is absorbed in the transcendental
thought of the Supreme. When Uddhava wanted to speak to Vidura, he
came down from the abode of the Lord, Dvaraka, to the material plane of
human beings. Even though a pure devotee is present on this mortal
planet, he is here in relation to the Lord for engagement in transcendental
