'sambhoga'-'vipralambha'-bhede dvividha śṛṅgÄra
sambhogera ananta aá¹…ga, nÄhi anta tÄra

 sambhoga - of meeting (enjoyment together); vipralambha - of separation; bhede - in two divisions; dvi-vidha śṛṅgÄra - two kinds of conjugal love; sambhogera - of the stage of sambhoga, or meeting; ananta aá¹…ga - unlimited parts; nÄhi - not; anta - an end; tÄra - of that.


Text

“In conjugal love [śṛṅgÄra] there are two departments — meeting and separation. On the platform of meeting, there are unlimited varieties that are beyond description.

Purport

Vipralambha is described in the Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi (Vipralambha-prakaraṇa 3-4):

yÅ«nor ayuktayor bhÄvo yuktayor vÄtha yo mithaḥ
abhīṣṭÄliá¹…ganÄdÄ«nÄm anavÄptau prakṛṣyate
sa vipralambho vijñeyaḥ sambhogonnati-kÄrakaḥ
na vinÄ vipralambhena sambhogaḥ puṣṭim aÅ›nute

“When the lover and the beloved meet, they are called yukta (connected). Previous to their meeting, they are called ayukta (not connected). Whether connected or not connected, the ecstatic emotion arising due to not being able to embrace and kiss each other as desired is called vipralambha. This vipralambha helps nourish emotions at the time of meeting.†Similarly, sambhoga is described in the following verse quoted from the Vedic literature by ÅšrÄ«la BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« ṬhÄkura in his AnubhÄá¹£ya:

darÅ›anÄliá¹…ganÄdÄ«nÄm ÄnukÅ«lyÄn niá¹£evayÄ
yÅ«nor ullÄsam Ärohan bhÄvaḥ sambhoga Ä«ryate

“Meeting each other and embracing each other are aimed at bringing about the happiness of the lover and the beloved. When this stage becomes increasingly jubilant, the resultant ecstatic emotion is called sambhoga.†When awakened, sambhoga is divided into four categories:

(1) pÅ«rva-rÄga-anantara — after pÅ«rva-rÄga (attachment prior to meeting), sambhoga is called brief (saá¹…ká¹£ipta);

(2) mÄna-anantara — after mÄna (anger based on love), sambhoga is called encroached (saá¹…kÄ«rṇa);

(3) kiñcid-dÅ«ra-pravÄsa-anantara — after being a little distance away for some time, sambhoga is called accomplished (sampanna);

(4) sudÅ«ra-pravÄsa-anantara — after being far away, sambhoga is called perfection (samá¹›ddhimÄn).

The meetings of the lovers that take place in dreams also have these four divisions.