ei saba kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasera sthÄyibhÄva
sthÄyibhÄve mile yadi vibhÄva, anubhÄva
ei saba - all these; kṛṣṇa-bhakti - of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; rasera - of the mellows; sthÄyi-bhÄva - continuous existence of ecstasy; sthÄyi-bhÄve - in this continuous existence of ecstasy; mile - one meets; yadi - if; vibhÄva - special ecstasy; anubhÄva - subecstasy.
“All these stages combined are called sthÄyibhÄva, or continuous love of Godhead in devotional service. In addition to these stages, there are vibhÄva and anubhÄva.
Attachment for Kṛṣṇa never wanes; it increases more and more as one attains different stages. All the stages together are called sthÄyibhÄva, or continuous existence of ecstasy. The nine forms of devotional service are Å›ravaṇaá¹ kÄ«rtanaá¹ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaá¹ pÄda-sevanam arcanaá¹ vandanaá¹ dÄsyaá¹ sakhyam Ätma-nivedanam. When continuous love of Godhead is mixed with the processes of devotional service, it is called vibhÄva, anubhÄva, sÄttvika and vyabhicÄrÄ«. The devotee thus enjoys a variety of transcendental bliss. In his Amá¹›ta-pravÄha-bhÄá¹£ya, ÅšrÄ«la Bhaktivinoda ṬhÄkura states that anubhÄva can be divided into thirteen categories: (1) dancing, (2) rolling on the ground, (3) singing, (4) yelling, (5) jumping, (6) making loud noises, (7) yawning, (8) heavy breathing, (9) not caring for public opinion, (10) discharging saliva, (11) roaring laughter, (12) unsteadiness and (13) hiccuping. These are the symptoms of anubhÄva. Thus the transcendental mellows are experienced in different stages. Similarly, there are many other forms of expression that have been analytically studied by the GosvÄmÄ«s. In the Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu, RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ« gives each and every symptom a particular name.
