4.2.1
Sourceआत्मोचितैर् विभावाद्यैः स्वाद्यत्वं भक्त-चेतसि । सा विस्मय-रतिर् नीताद्- भुतो-भक्ति-रसो भवेत्
ātmocitair vibhāvādyaiḥ svādyatvaṃ bhakta-cetasi | sā vismaya-ratir nītād- bhuto-bhakti-raso bhavet
English translation
“When vismaya - rati becomes pleasurable in the devotee’s heart by suitable vibhāvas because of His superhuman actions, it is called adbhuta - bhakti - rasa .”
4.2.2
Sourceभक्तः सर्व-विधो ऽप्य् अत्र घटते विस्मयाश्रयः । लोकोत्तर-क्रिया-हेतुर् विषयस् तत्र केशवः
bhaktaḥ sarva-vidho 'py atra ghaṭate vismayāśrayaḥ | lokottara-kriyā-hetur viṣayas tatra keśavaḥ
English translation
“All types of devotees are the ālambana for the vismaya - rati of adbhuta-rasa , and Kṛṣṇa is the viṣaya because of His superhuman actions.”
4.2.3
Sourceतस्य चेष्टा-विशेषाद्यास् तस्मिन्न् उद्दीपना मताः । क्रियास् तु नेत्र-विस्तार-स्तम्भाश्रु-पुलकादयः
tasya ceṣṭā-viśeṣādyās tasminn uddīpanā matāḥ | kriyās tu netra-vistāra-stambhāśru-pulakādayaḥ
English translation
“Particular actions of Kṛṣṇa are the uddīpanas . Opening the eyes wide is the anubhāva . Paralysis, tears and hair standing on end are the sāttvika-bhāvas .”
4.2.4
Sourceआवेग-हर्ष-जाड्याद्यास् तत्र स्युर् व्यभिचारिणः । स्थायी स्याद् विस्मय-रतिः सा लोकोत्तर-कर्मतः । साक्षाद् अनुमितं चेति तच् च द्विविधम् उच्यते
āvega-harṣa-jāḍyādyās tatra syur vyabhicāriṇaḥ | sthāyī syād vismaya-ratiḥ sā lokottara-karmataḥ | sākṣād anumitaṃ ceti tac ca dvividham ucyate
English translation
“ Āvega , harṣa , jāḍyam etc. are the vyabhicārī- bhāvas . Vismaya - rati caused by Kṛṣṇa ’s superhuman actions is the sthāyī- bhāva . There are two types of superhuman actions: direct and inferred.”
4.2.5
Sourceतत्र साक्षात्, यथा-- साक्षाद् ऐन्द्रियकं दृष्ट-श्रुत-सङ्कीर्तितादिकम्
tatra sākṣāt, yathā-- sākṣād aindriyakaṃ dṛṣṭa-śruta-saṅkīrtitādikam
English translation
“When the superhuman actions is perceived by the eye, ear, mouth or other senses, it is called direct.”
4.2.6
Sourceएकम् एव विविधोद्यम-भाजं मन्दिरेषु युगपन् निखिलेषु । द्वारकाम् अभि समीक्स्य मुकुन्दं स्पन्दनोज्झित-तनुर् मुनिर् आसीत्
ekam eva vividhodyama-bhājaṃ mandireṣu yugapan nikhileṣu | dvārakām abhi samīksya mukundaṃ spandanojjhita-tanur munir āsīt
English translation
An example of direct perception of wonder by seeing: “When Nārada saw Kṛṣṇa simultaneously performing various actions with one body in each of the queens’ palaces in Dvārakā , his body began to quiver.”
4.2.7
Sourceयथोक्तं श्री-दशमे (१०.६९.२)-- चित्रं बतैतद् एकेन वपुषा युगपत् पृथक् । गृहेषु द्व्य्-अष्ट-साहस्रं स्त्रिय एक उदावहत्
yathoktaṃ śrī-daśame (10.69.2)-- citraṃ bataitad ekena vapuṣā yugapat pṛthak | gṛheṣu dvy-aṣṭa-sāhasraṃ striya eka udāvahat
English translation
This is described in the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [10.69.2]: “It is quite amazing that in a single body Lord Kṛṣṇa simultaneously married sixteen thousand women, each in a separate palace.”
4.2.8
Sourceक्व स्तन्य-गन्धि-वदनेन्दुर् असौ शिशुस् ते गोवर्धनः शिखर-रुद्ध-घनः क्व चायम् । भोः पश्य सव्य-कर-कन्दूकिताचलेन्द्रः खेलन्न् इव स्फुरति हन्त किम् इन्द्र-जालम्
kva stanya-gandhi-vadanendur asau śiśus te govardhanaḥ śikhara-ruddha-ghanaḥ kva cāyam | bhoḥ paśya savya-kara-kandūkitācalendraḥ khelann iva sphurati hanta kim indra-jālam
English translation
Another example: “O Yaśodā ! See here your little son with the moonlike face, slightly smelling of milk. And see here Govardhana , whose summit pierces the clouds! See, with His left hand He holds the king of mountains as if it were just play. Is this some magic?”
4.2.9
Sourceयान्य् अक्षिपन् प्रहरणानि भटाः स देवः प्रत्येकम् अच्छिनदमुनि शर-त्रयेण । इत्य् आकलय्य युधि कंसरिपोः प्रभावं स्फारेक्षणः क्षितिपतिः पुलकी तदासीत्
yāny akṣipan praharaṇāni bhaṭāḥ sa devaḥ pratyekam acchinadamuni śara-trayeṇa | ity ākalayya yudhi kaṃsaripoḥ prabhāvaṃ sphārekṣaṇaḥ kṣitipatiḥ pulakī tadāsīt
English translation
From hearing about Kṛṣṇa ’s superhuman acts: “Kṛṣṇa cut down all the arrows fired by eleven akṣauhiṇī divisions of troops under Narakāsura with only three arrows. When Parīkṣit heard of the prowess of Kṛṣṇa in battle, his eyes opened wide and his hairs stood on end.”
4.2.10
Sourceडिम्बाः स्वर्ण-निभाम्बरा घन-रुचो जाताश् चतुर्बाहवो वत्साश् चेति वदन् कृतो ऽस्मि विवशः स्तम्भ-श्रिया पश्यत । आश्चर्यं कथयामि वः शृणुत भोः प्रत्येकम् एकैकशः स्तूयन्ते जगद्-अण्डवद्भिर् अभितस् ते हन्त पद्मासनैः
ḍimbāḥ svarṇa-nibhāmbarā ghana-ruco jātāś caturbāhavo vatsāś ceti vadan kṛto 'smi vivaśaḥ stambha-śriyā paśyata | āścaryaṃ kathayāmi vaḥ śṛṇuta bhoḥ pratyekam ekaikaśaḥ stūyante jagad-aṇḍavadbhir abhitas te hanta padmāsanaiḥ
English translation
By speaking about Kṛṣṇa ’s superhuman acts: “All the boys and calves had four arms. They were dark in complexion like clouds, and wore yellow cloth. See, speaking in this way I have lost control and become stunned. I will tell you something astonishing, please listen. Each of the masters of the universes on lotus seats, all of the Lord Nrahmās, were praising each and every one of these four-armed forms.”
4.2.11
Sourceउन्मील्य व्रज-शिशवो दृशं पुरस्ताद् भाण्डीरं पुनर् अतुल्य विलोकयन्तः । सात्मानं पशु-पटलीं च तत्र दावाद् उन्मुक्तां मनसि चमत्क्रियाम् अवापुः
unmīlya vraja-śiśavo dṛśaṃ purastād bhāṇḍīraṃ punar atulya vilokayantaḥ | sātmānaṃ paśu-paṭalīṃ ca tatra dāvād unmuktāṃ manasi camatkriyām avāpuḥ
English translation
By inference of Kṛṣṇa ’s superhuman acts: “When all the children opened their eyes, they were astonished to see in front of them the incomparable banyan tree called Bhāṇḍīra, and that they and all the cows had been rescued from the forest fire.”
4.2.12
Sourceअप्रियादेः क्रिया कुर्यान् नालौकिक्य् अपि विस्मयम् । असाधारण्य् अपि मनाक् करोत्य् एव प्रियस्य सा
apriyādeḥ kriyā kuryān nālaukiky api vismayam | asādhāraṇy api manāk karoty eva priyasya sā
English translation
“When an unloved person performs extraordinary actions it is not astonishing, but when a loved one performs actions that are even a little uncommon, they produce astonishment.”
4.2.13
Sourceप्रियात् प्रियस्य किम् उत सर्व-लोकोत्तरोत्तरा । इत्य् अत्र विस्मये प्रोक्ता रत्य्-अनुग्रह-माधुरी
priyāt priyasya kim uta sarva-lokottarottarā | ity atra vismaye proktā raty-anugraha-mādhurī
English translation
“Therefore it goes without saying that if the dearest person performs the most extraordinary actions, it will certainly produce extreme astonishment. Thus the sweetness produced from rati (through a primary rasa of love) has also been mentioned in this discussion of vismaya -rasa .”
iti śrī-śrī- bhakti -rasāmṛta-sindhāv uttara -vibhāge gauṇa-bhakti-rasa-nirūpaṇe adbhuta-bhakti-rasa-laharī dvitīyā ||
“Thus ends the Second Wave in the Northern Ocean of Śrī Bhakti - rasāmṛta- sindhu , concerning adbhuta -bhakti-rasa. ”