'sÅ«ddÄ«pta sÄttvika' ei nÄma ye 'pralaya'
nitya-siddha bhakte se 'sÅ«ddÄ«pta bhÄva' haya

 su-uddÄ«pta sÄttvika - sÅ«ddÄ«pta-sÄttvika; ei - this; nÄma - named; ye - which; pralaya - devastation; nitya-siddha - eternally perfected; bhakte - in the devotee; se - that; su-uddÄ«pta bhÄva - ecstasy known as sÅ«ddÄ«pta; haya - becomes manifest.


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Upon seeing the sign of sÅ«ddÄ«pta-sÄttvika, SÄrvabhauma Bhaá¹­á¹­ÄcÄrya could immediately understand the transcendental ecstatic transformation in the body of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu. Such a sign takes place only in the bodies of eternally liberated devotees.

Purport

The word sÅ«ddÄ«pta-sÄttvika is explained as follows by ÅšrÄ«la BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« ṬhÄkura: “The Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu mentions eight kinds of transcendental transformations in the bodies of advanced devotees. These are sometimes checked by the devotee, and there are two stages of such checking, technically known as dhÅ«mÄyitÄ and jvalitÄ. The dhÅ«mÄyitÄ (smoking) stage is exhibited when only one or two transformations are slightly present and it is possible to conceal them. When more than two or three transcendental transformations are manifest and it is still possible to conceal them, although with great difficulty, that stage is called jvalitÄ (lighted). When four or five symptoms are exhibited, the dÄ«pta (blazing) stage has been reached. When five, six or all eight symptoms are simultaneously manifest, that position is called uddÄ«pta (inflamed). And when all eight symptoms are multiplied a thousand times and are all visible at once, the devotee is in the sÅ«ddÄ«pta (intensely inflamed) stage. Nitya-siddha-bhakta indicates the eternally liberated associates of the Lord. Such devotees enjoy the company of the Lord in four relationships — as servant, friend, parent or conjugal lover.â€