Å›ÄntÄdi rasera 'yoga', 'viyoga' — dui bheda
sakhya-vÄtsalye yogÄdira aneka vibheda

 Å›Änta-Ädi rasera - of the mellows beginning from neutrality; yoga - connection; viyoga - separation; dui bheda - two divisions; sakhya - in the mellow of friendship; vÄtsalye - in parental affection; yoga-Ädira - of connection and separation; aneka vibheda - many varieties.


Text

“There are two divisions of each of the five mellows — yoga [connection] and viyoga [separation]. Among the mellows of friendship and parental affection, there are many divisions of connection and separation.

Purport

In the Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu (3.2.93), these divisions are described:

ayoga-yogÄvetasya prabhedau kathitÄv ubhau

“In the mellows of bhakti-yoga, there are two stages — ayoga and yoga.†Ayoga (viyoga) is described in the Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu (3.2.94) as follows:

saá¹…gÄbhÄvo harer dhÄ«rair ayoga iti kathyate
ayoge tvan-manaskatvaá¹ tad-guṇÄdy-anusandhayaḥ
tat-prÄpty-upÄya-cintÄdyÄḥ sarveá¹£Äá¹ kathitÄḥ kriyÄḥ

“Learned scholars in the science of bhakti-yoga say that when there is an absence of association with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, separation takes place. In the stage of ayoga (separation), the mind is filled with Kṛṣṇa consciousness and is fully absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa. In that stage, the devotee searches out the transcendental qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is said that in that stage of separation, all the devotees in the different mellows are always active in thinking of ways to attain Kṛṣṇa’s association.â€

The word yoga (“connectionâ€) is thus described in the Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu (3.2.129):

kṛṣṇena saá¹…gamo yas tu sa yoga iti kÄ«rtyate

“When one meets Kṛṣṇa directly, that is called yoga.â€

In the transcendental mellows of neutrality and servitorship, there are similar divisions of yoga and viyoga, but they are not variegated. The divisions of yoga and viyoga are always existing in the five mellows. However, in the transcendental mellows of friendship and parental affection, there are many varieties of yoga and viyoga. The varieties of yoga are thus described:

yogo ’pi kathitaḥ siddhis tuṣṭiḥ sthitir iti tridhÄ

“Yoga (connection) is of three types — success, satisfaction and permanence.†(B.r.s. 3.2.129) The divisions of ayoga (separation) are described as follows:

utkaṇṭhitaá¹ viyogaÅ› cety ayogo ’pi dvidhocyate

“Thus ayoga has two divisions — longing and separation.†(B.r.s. 3.2.95)