ei pañca sthÄyÄ« bhÄva haya pañca 'rasa'
ye-rase bhakta 'sukhī', kṛṣṇa haya 'vaśa'
ei pañca - these five kinds of transcendental mellows; sthÄyÄ« bhÄva - permanent ecstatic moods; haya - become; pañca rasa - five kinds of transcendental mellows; ye-rase - in a particular mellow; bhakta sukhÄ« - a devotee becomes happy; kṛṣṇa - Lord Kṛṣṇa; haya - becomes; vaÅ›a - under the control.
“These five transcendental mellows exist permanently. The devotee may be attracted to one of these mellows, and thus he becomes happy. Kṛṣṇa also becomes inclined toward such a devotee and comes under his control.
In the Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu (2.5.1), sthÄyi-bhÄva, permanent ecstasy, is thus described:
aviruddhÄn viruddhÄá¹Å› ca bhÄvÄn yo vaÅ›atÄá¹ nayan
su-rÄjeva virÄjeta sa sthÄyÄ« bhÄva ucyate
sthÄyÄ« bhÄvo ’tra sa proktaḥ Å›rÄ«-kṛṣṇa-viá¹£ayÄ ratiḥ
“These moods (bhÄvas) bring under control the favorable ecstasies (such as laughing) and unfavorable ecstasies (such as anger). When these moods continue to remain as kings, they are called sthÄyi-bhÄva, or permanent ecstasies. Continuous ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is called permanent ecstasy.â€
