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Anubhāva

Unit 6 of 232.2.12.2.2121 source entries

2.2.1

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अनुभावास् तु चित्त-स्थ-भावानाम् अवबोधकाः । ते बहिर् विक्रिया प्रायाः प्रोक्ता उद्भास्वराख्यया

anubhāvās tu citta-stha-bhāvānām avabodhakāḥ | te bahir vikriyā prāyāḥ proktā udbhāsvarākhyayā

English translation

“ Anubhāva refers to those things that express the bhāva within the heart. They are predominantly external transformations, thus they are called udbhāsvara (shining on the body).”

2.2.2

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नृत्यं विलुठितं गीतं क्रोशनं तनु-मोटनम् । हुङ्कारो जृम्भणं श्वास-भूमा लोकानपेक्षिता । लाला-स्रवो ऽट्टहासश् च घूर्णा-हिक्कादयो ऽपि च

nṛtyaṃ viluṭhitaṃ gītaṃ krośanaṃ tanu-moṭanam | huṅkāro jṛmbhaṇaṃ śvāsa-bhūmā lokānapekṣitā | lālā-sravo 'ṭṭahāsaś ca ghūrṇā-hikkādayo 'pi ca

English translation

“The external transformations known as anubhāvas are actions, such as dancing, rolling on the ground, singing, shouting, stretching the body, bellowing, yawning, breathing heavily, disregarding others, drooling, laughing loudly, whirling around and hiccups.”

2.2.3

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ते शीताः क्षेपणाश् चेति यथार्थाख्या द्विधोदिताः । शीताः स्युर् गीत-जृम्भाद्या नृत्याद्याः क्षेपणाभिधाः

te śītāḥ kṣepaṇāś ceti yathārthākhyā dvidhoditāḥ | śītāḥ syur gīta-jṛmbhādyā nṛtyādyāḥ kṣepaṇābhidhāḥ

English translation

Anubhāvas are of two types with the suitable names of śita (meaning cool, with a lack of bodily movement) and kṣepana (meaning throwing about, involving distinct bodily movements). Śita includes singing, yawning, breathing heavily, disregarding others, drooling and smiling. Kṣepana includes dancing, rolling on the ground, shouting, stretching the body, bellowing, laughing loudly, whirling around and hiccups.

2.2.4

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मुरली-खुरली-सुधा-किरं हरि-वक्त्रेन्दुम् अवेक्ष्य कम्पितः । गणने सगणेश-डिण्डिम- ध्वनिभिस् ताण्डवम् आश्रितो हरः

muralī-khuralī-sudhā-kiraṃ hari-vaktrendum avekṣya kampitaḥ | gaṇane sagaṇeśa-ḍiṇḍima- dhvanibhis tāṇḍavam āśrito haraḥ

English translation

Dancing: “Seeing the moonlike face of Hari , radiating sweetness as He practiced His flute playing, Lord Śiva began to tremble and then began to dance in the sky along with Ganeṣa to the rhythm of his drum.”

2.2.5

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कच्चिद् बुधः स्वस्त्य्-अनमीव आस्ते श्वफल्क-पुत्रो भगवत्-प्रपन्नः । यः कृष्ण-पादाङ्कित-मार्ग-पांसुष्व् अचेष्टत प्रेम-विभिन्न-धैर्यः

kaccid budhaḥ svasty-anamīva āste śvaphalka-putro bhagavat-prapannaḥ | yaḥ kṛṣṇa-pādāṅkita-mārga-pāṃsuṣv aceṣṭata prema-vibhinna-dhairyaḥ

English translation

Falling on the ground, from the Third Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [3.1.32]: “Please tell me whether Akrūra , the son of Śvaphalka , is doing well. He is a faultless soul surrendered unto the Personality of Godhead. He once lost his mental equilibrium due to his ecstasy of transcendental love and fell down on the dust of a road which was marked with the footprints of Lord Kṛṣṇa.”

2.2.6

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नवानुरागेण तवावशाङ्गी वन-स्रग्-आमोदम् अवाप्य मत्ता । व्रजाङ्गने सा कठिने लुठन्ती गात्रं सुगात्री व्रणयाञ्चकार

navānurāgeṇa tavāvaśāṅgī vana-srag-āmodam avāpya mattā | vrajāṅgane sā kaṭhine luṭhantī gātraṃ sugātrī vraṇayāñcakāra

English translation

Another example: “O Kṛṣṇa ! Because of Her new attraction for You, Rādhā is not in control of Her limbs. On smelling the fragrance of Your forest garland, becoming intoxicated, she has fallen on the hard ground of Vraja and injured Her beautiful body.”

2.2.7

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राग-डम्बर-करम्बित-चेताः कुर्वती तव नवं गुण-गानम् । गोकुलेन्द्र कुरुते जलतां सा राधिकाद्य-दृषदां सुहृदां च

rāga-ḍambara-karambita-cetāḥ kurvatī tava navaṃ guṇa-gānam | gokulendra kurute jalatāṃ sā rādhikādya-dṛṣadāṃ suhṛdāṃ ca

English translation

Singing: “Moon of Gokula ! Today Rādhā whose mind is possessed by the beauty of the Śrī Rāga (or the zeal of love), is singing a new song about You. Her friends have become like stones, and the stones have melted.”

2.2.8

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हरि-कीर्तन-जात-विक्रियः स विचुक्रोश तथाद्य नारदः । अचिरान् नर-सिंह-शङ्कया दनुजा येन धृता विलिल्यिरे

hari-kīrtana-jāta-vikriyaḥ sa vicukrośa tathādya nāradaḥ | acirān nara-siṃha-śaṅkayā danujā yena dhṛtā vililyire

English translation

Shouting: “Because of transformations brought about by chanting the Holy Name of Hari , Nārada began shouting in such a manner that the demons immediately hid themselves, trembling in fear that Narasiṃha had made His appearance.”

2.2.9

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उररीकृत-काकुर् आकुला कररीव व्रज-राज-नन्द । मुरली-तरली-कृतान्तरा मुहुर् आक्रोशद् इहाद्य सुन्दरी

urarīkṛta-kākur ākulā kararīva vraja-rāja-nanda | muralī-taralī-kṛtāntarā muhur ākrośad ihādya sundarī

English translation

Another example: “O son of Vraja 's king! Today in Vṛndāvana the beautiful Rādhā , Her heart melted by the sound of Your flute , was constantly shouting in agitation like a female osprey with a changed voice.”

2.2.10

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कृष्ण-नामनि मुदोपवीणिते प्रीणिते मनसि वैणिको मुनिः । उद्भटं किम् अपि मोटयन् वपुस् त्रोटयत्य् अखिल-यज्ञ-सूत्रकम्

kṛṣṇa-nāmani mudopavīṇite prīṇite manasi vaiṇiko muniḥ | udbhaṭaṃ kim api moṭayan vapus troṭayaty akhila-yajña-sūtrakam

English translation

Stretching the body: “ Nārada , blissfully singing the Holy Names of Hari on his vīṇā with a happy mind, stretched his body in an astonishing way and completely broke his sacred thread.”

2.2.11

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वैणव-ध्वनिभिर् उद्भ्रमद्-धियः शङ्करस्य दिवि हुङ्कृति-स्वनः । ध्वंसयन्न् अपि मुहुः स दानवं साधु-वृन्दम् अकरोत् सदा नवम्

vaiṇava-dhvanibhir udbhramad-dhiyaḥ śaṅkarasya divi huṅkṛti-svanaḥ | dhvaṃsayann api muhuḥ sa dānavaṃ sādhu-vṛndam akarot sadā navam

English translation

Bellowing: “Hearing the sound of the vīṇā , Śiva , his mind excited, bellowed in such a way that it destroyed the demons and gave the highest bliss to the devotees at every moment.”

2.2.12

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विस्तृत-कुमुद-वने ऽस्मिन्न् उदयति पूर्णे कलानिधौ पुरतः । तव पद्मिनि मुख-पद्मं भजते जृम्भाम् अहो चित्रम्

vistṛta-kumuda-vane 'sminn udayati pūrṇe kalānidhau purataḥ | tava padmini mukha-padmaṃ bhajate jṛmbhām aho citram

English translation

Yawning: “O lotus! How astonishing that in the grove of blossoming water lilies, you have blossomed at the rising of the moon on the eastern horizon.”

2.2.13

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उपस्थिते चित्र-पटाम्बुदागमे विवृद्ध-तृष्णा ललिताख्य-चातकी । निःश्वास-झञ्झा-मरुतापवाहितं कृष्णाम्बुदाकारम् अवेक्ष्य चुक्षुभे

upasthite citra-paṭāmbudāgame vivṛddha-tṛṣṇā lalitākhya-cātakī | niḥśvāsa-jhañjhā-marutāpavāhitaṃ kṛṣṇāmbudākāram avekṣya cukṣubhe

English translation

Heavy breathing: “When the monsoon arrived with colorful clothing, the Cātakī bird named Lalitā became increasingly thirsty. Seeing the form of that black cloud named Kṛṣṇa driven away by the strong breathing of the monsoon wind mixed with rain, she became disturbed.”

2.2.14

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लोकानपेक्षिता, यथा श्री-दशमे (१०.२३.४१)-- अहो पश्यत नारीणाम् अपि कृष्णे जगद्-गुरौ । दुरन्त-भावं यो ऽविध्यन् मृत्युपाशान् गृहाभिधान्

lokānapekṣitā, yathā śrī-daśame (10.23.41)-- aho paśyata nārīṇām api kṛṣṇe jagad-gurau | duranta-bhāvaṃ yo 'vidhyan mṛtyupāśān gṛhābhidhān

English translation

Disregard for others, from the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [10.23.40]: “Just see the unlimited love these women have developed for Lord Kṛṣṇa , the spiritual master of the entire universe! This love has broken for them the very bonds of death—their attachment to family life.”

2.2.15

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ननु मुखरो न वयं विचारयामः हरि-रस-मदिरा मदातिमत्ता भुवि विलुठाम नटाम निर्विशाम

nanu mukharo na vayaṃ vicārayāmaḥ hari-rasa-madirā madātimattā bhuvi viluṭhāma naṭāma nirviśāma

English translation

Another example, from Padyāvalī [73]: “Let the bigmouths gossip! We will not consider it at all! By tasting the sweet liquor of Hari, we we have become joyful and intoxicated. Let us fall on the ground, dance and enjoy.”

2.2.16

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लाला-स्रवो, यथा-- शङ्के प्रेम-भुजङ्गेन दष्टः कष्टं गतो मुनिः । निश्चलस्य यद् एतस्य लाला स्रवति वक्त्रतः

lālā-sravo, yathā-- śaṅke prema-bhujaṅgena daṣṭaḥ kaṣṭaṃ gato muniḥ | niścalasya yad etasya lālā sravati vaktrataḥ

English translation

Drooling: “I think that Nārada , bitten by the scorpion of prema, is suffering in pain, because he has fallen motionless, and saliva is dripping from his mouth.”

2.2.17

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अट्टहासः-- हासाद् भिन्नो ऽट्टहासो ऽयं चित्त-विक्षेप-सम्भवः

aṭṭahāsaḥ-- hāsād bhinno 'ṭṭahāso 'yaṃ citta-vikṣepa-sambhavaḥ

English translation

Laughing loudly: “Laughing that arises from a disturbance of the heart is called laughing loudly [ aṭṭahāsa ]. This is different from a normal laugh,”

2.2.18

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शङ्के चिरं केशव-किङ्करस्य चेतस् तटे भक्ति-लता प्रफुल्ला । येनाधि-तुण्ड-स्थलम् अट्टहास- प्रसून-पुञ्जाश् चटुलं स्खलन्ति

śaṅke ciraṃ keśava-kiṅkarasya cetas taṭe bhakti-latā praphullā | yenādhi-tuṇḍa-sthalam aṭṭahāsa- prasūna-puñjāś caṭulaṃ skhalanti

English translation

An example: “I think that the creeper of devotion in the heart of the servant of Kṛṣṇa has been blossoming for a long time, because a multitude of flowers in the form of his loud laughing is shaking his trembling lips.”

2.2.19

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ध्रुवम् अघरिपुर् आदधाति वात्यां ननु मुरलि त्वयि फुत्कृति-च्छलेन । किम् अयम् इतरथा ध्वनिर् विघूर्णनं सखि तव घूर्णयति व्रजाम्बुजाक्षीः

dhruvam agharipur ādadhāti vātyāṃ nanu murali tvayi phutkṛti-cchalena | kim ayam itarathā dhvanir vighūrṇanaṃ sakhi tava ghūrṇayati vrajāmbujākṣīḥ

English translation

Whirling around: “O my friend, dear flute ! Kṛṣṇa , on the pretext of blowing you, is certainly producing a gale. Otherwise, how does your sound alone cause the beautiful women of Vraja to whirl around?”

2.2.20

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न पुत्रि रचयौषधं विसृज रोमम् अत्युद्धतं मुधा प्रिय-सखीं प्रति त्वम् अशिवं किम् आशङ्कसे । हरि-प्रणय-विक्रियाकुलतया ब्रुवाणा मुहुर् वराक्षि हरिर् इत्य् असौ वितनुते ऽद्य हिक्का-भरम्

na putri racayauṣadhaṃ visṛja romam atyuddhataṃ mudhā priya-sakhīṃ prati tvam aśivaṃ kim āśaṅkase | hari-praṇaya-vikriyākulatayā bruvāṇā muhur varākṣi harir ity asau vitanute 'dya hikkā-bharam

English translation

Hiccups: “O daughter! Are you worrying uselessly that something has happened to your dear friend Rādhā ? Do not apply any medicine! Give up your this loud weeping! O beautiful-eyed girl! Today Rādhā, afflicted by the transformations brought on by love for Kṛṣṇa , is afflicted with hiccups while chanting His Holy Name incessantly.”

2.2.21

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वपुर्-उत्फुल्लता-रक्तोद्गमाद्याः स्युः परे ऽपि ये । अतीव-विरलत्वात् ते नैवात्र परिकीर्तिताः

vapur-utphullatā-raktodgamādyāḥ syuḥ pare 'pi ye | atīva-viralatvāt te naivātra parikīrtitāḥ

English translation

“Other symptoms such as extreme goosebumps and sweating blood are not described here because they are very rare.”

iti śrī-śrī- bhakti -rasāmṛta-sindhau dakṣiṇa -vibhāge bhakti-rasa-sāmānya-nirūpaṇe’nubhāva-laharī dvitīyā |

“Thus ends the Second Wave of the Southern Ocean of Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta- sindhu , concerning anubhāva .”