Sri Priti-Sandarbha
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Srila Jiva Goswami
Oct 14, CANADA (SUN) —
Sri Priti-sandarbha
Volume One
by Srila Jiva Goswami
Anuccheda 318
The alankara-anubhavas are 20 in number. Of these the three manifesated on the bodily limbs (angaja) are: 1. bhava, 2. hava, and 3. hela. The seven manifested wityhout any effort (ayatnaja) include: 1. shobha, 2. madhurya, 3. pragalbhya, 4. audarya, 5. dhairya (the remaining two are kanti and dipti). The ten manifested from the lover's own nature are: 1. lila, 2. vilasa, 3. vicchitti, 4. kilakincita, 5. vibhrama, 6. vibboka, 7. lalita, 8. kuttamita, 9. mottayita, and 10. vikrita. Bhava is described in these words of Ujjvala-nilamani, Anubhava-prakarana, Text 6:
nirvikaratmake citte
bhavah prathama-vikriya
"The first stage of anubhava is called bhava. In that stage the external ecstatic symptoms are absent."
Bhava is seen in these words of Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.29.34):
cittam sukhena bhavatapahritam griheshu. . .
"Until today our minds were absorbed in household affairs, but You easily stole both our minds and our hands away from our housework. Now our feet won't move one step from Your lotus feet. How can we go back to Vraja? What would we do there?"***
The meaning of this verse is clear. This verse was spoken by the gopis.
Anuccheda 319
Hava is described in these words of Ujjvala-nilamani, Anubhava-prakarana, Text 9:
griva-recaka-samyukto
bhru-netradi-vikasa-krit
bhavad ishat-prakasho yah
sa hava iti kathyate
"When there is a slight manifestation of ecstatic symptoms, when the neck becomes titled, and the eyebrows, eyes, and other bodily features blossom with happiness, that stage is called hava."
Hava is seen in the following words spoken by Queen Lakshmana describing her svayamvara (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.83.29):
unniya vaktram uru-kuntala-kundala-tvid-
ganda-sthalam shishira-hasa-kataksha-mokshaih
rajno nirikshya paritah shanakair murarer
amse 'nurakta-hridaya nidadhe sva-malam
"I lifted my face, which was encircled by abundant locks and effulgent from the glow of my earrings reflected from my cheeks. Smiling cooly, I glanced about. Then, looking around at all the kings, I slowly placed the necklace on the shoulder of Murari, who had captured my heart."***
Had this passage been in prose, the order of the words would have been: "vaktram unniya rajnah parito nirikshya shishira-hasa-kataksha-mokshair murarer amse malam shanakair nidadhe." Here the word "shanakaih" (slowly) shows that her neck was, for a moment, titled out of shyness. This is an example of tilting the neck (griva-recaka) a manifestation of hava. This verse was spoken by Queen Lakshmana.
Anuccheda 320-21
Hela is described in these words of Ujjvala-nilamani, Anubhava-prakarana, Text 11:
hava eva bhaved dhela
vyaktah shringara-sucakah
"After hava is the stage hela, which is the harbinger of amorous pastimes."
Shobha is described in these words of Ujjvala-nilamani, Anubhava-prakarana, Text 13:
sa shobha rupa-bhogadyair
yat syad anga-vibhushanam
"In the state called shobha the body is decorated with various symptoms of conjugal enjoyment."
Shobha is seen in these words of Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.33.20):
tasam rati-viharena. . .
"Seeing that the gopis were fatigued from conjugal enjoyment, my dear King, merciful Krishna lovingly wiped their faces with His comforting hand."***
Shobha is also seen in these words of Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.33.21-22):
gopyah sphurat-purata-kundala. . .
"The gopis honored their hero with smiling glances sweetened by the beauty of their cheeks and the effulgence of their curly locks and glittering golden earrings. Overjoyed from the touch of His fingernails, they chanted the glories of His all-auspicious transcendental pastimes.***
"Lord Krishna's garland had been crushed during His conjugal dalliance with the gopis and colored vermillion by the kunkuma powder on their breasts. To dispel the fatigue of the gopis, Krishna entered the water of the Yamuna, followed swiftly by bees who were singing like the best of the Gandharvas. He appeared like a lordly elephant entering the water to relax in the company of his consorts. Indeed, the Lord had transgressed all worldly and Vedic morality just as a powerful elephant might break the dikes in a paddy field."***
Madhurya is described in these words of Ujjvala-nilamani, Anubhava-prakarana, Text 17:
madhuryam nama ceshtanam
sarvavasthasu caruta
"When all activities are naturally charming and graceful, that is called madhurya."
Madhurya is seen in these words of Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.33.10):
kacid rasa-parishranta
parshva-sthasya gada-bhrtah
jagraha bahuna skandham
shlathad-valaya-mallika
"When one gopi grew tired from the rasa dance, She turned to Krishna, standing at Her side holding a baton, and grasped His shoulder with Her arm. The dancing had loosened Her bracelets and the flowers in Her hair."***
The meaning of this verse is clear. This verse was spoken by Shrila Sukadeva Gosvami.
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