'adhirÅ«á¸ha bhÄva' yÄá¹…ra, tÄá¹…ra e vikÄra
manuá¹£yera dehe dekhi, — baá¸a camatkÄra

 adhirÅ«á¸ha bhÄva - an ecstasy technically known as adhirÅ«á¸ha; yÄá¹…ra - of whom; tÄá¹…ra - of Him; e - this; vikÄra - transformation; manuá¹£yera - of a human being; dehe - in the body; dekhi - I see; baá¸a camatkÄra - very wonderful.


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SÄrvabhauma Bhaá¹­á¹­ÄcÄrya considered, “The uncommon ecstatic symptoms of adhirÅ«á¸ha-bhÄva are appearing in the body of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu. This is very wonderful! How are they possible in the body of a human being?â€

Purport

AdhirÅ«á¸ha-bhÄva, or adhirÅ«á¸ha-mahÄbhÄva, is explained in the Ujjvala-nÄ«lamaṇi of ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ«. ÅšrÄ«la BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« ṬhÄkura quotes RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ« as follows: “The loving propensity of the ÄÅ›raya (devotee) toward the viá¹£aya (Lord) becomes so ecstatic that even after enjoying the company of the beloved, the devotee feels that his enjoyment is insufficient. At such a time, the lover sees the beloved in different ways. Such a development of ecstasy is called anurÄga. When anurÄga reaches its highest limit and becomes perceivable in the body, it is called bhÄva. When the bodily symptoms are not very distinct, however, the emotional state is still called anurÄga, not bhÄva. When bhÄva ecstasy is intensified, it is called mahÄ-bhÄva. The symptoms of mahÄ-bhÄva are visible only in the bodies of eternal associates like the gopÄ«s.â€