Evening Darshan 7/27/09: NoD 20, Transcendental Mellow & Vibhāva _005_of_015
Evening Darshan 7/27/09: NoD 20, Transcendental Mellow & Vibhāva _005_of_015 – esotericteaching.org We begin the Second Wave of Nectar of Devotion with Chapter 20, “Transcendental Mellow & Vibhāva.” In this division of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu the author wants to describe the general symptoms of the transcendental mellow (loving mood) of discharging devotional service. In this division of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu there are five general topics 1) vibhāva-special symptoms of ecstasy, 2) anubhāva-subsequent ecstasy, 3) sāttvika-bhāva-constitutional ecstasy, 4) vyabhicārī-bhāva-aggressive ecstasy and 5) sthāyi-bhāva-fervent ecstasy. The word rasa, used in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, is understood by different persons differently because the exact English equivalent is very difficult to find. But as we have seen our spiritual master translate this word rasa into “mellow,” we shall follow in his footsteps and also translate the word in that way. The particular loving mood or attitude relished in the exchange of love with the Supreme Personality of Godhead is called rasa, or mellow. The different types of rasa, when combined together, help one to taste the mellow of devotional service in the highest degree of transcendental ecstasy. Such a position, although entirely transcendental to our experience, will be explained in this section as far as possible, following in the footsteps of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
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