Verse Text
atha tad-vāsaro, yathā –
adbhutā bahavaḥ santu bhagavat-parva-vāsarāḥ |
āmodayati māṁ dhanyā kṛṣṇa-bhādrapadāṣṭamī ||384||
Translation
An example of the days commemorating the Lord: here are many astonishing festival days celebrating the Lord. However, the auspicious eighth tithi of the waning moon in the month of Bhadra (Janmāṣṭami) gives me great joy. Thus ends the First Wave concerning vibhāva in the Southern Section of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Special Days for Remembering Kṛṣṇa
There are many statements about the festive days in connection with Kṛṣṇa’s different activities. One of these festive days is Janmāṣṭamī, the day of Kṛṣṇa’s birth. This Janmāṣṭamī day is the most opulent festival day for the devotees, and it is still observed with great pomp in every Hindu house in India. Sometimes even the devotees of other religious groups take advantage of this auspicious day and enjoy the performance of the ceremony of Janmāṣṭamī. Ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is also aroused on the days of Ekādaśī, which are other festive days in connection with Kṛṣṇa.
2.2 The Second Wave
Concerning Anubhāva
In the Southern Section of the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu
Outline of Anubhāva
I. Definition of Anubhāva
II. Śīta
A. Singing
B. Yawning
C. Breathing heavily
D. Disregard
E. Drooling
F. Smiling
III. Kṣepana
A. Dancing
B. Rolling on the ground
C. Shouting
D. Stretching the body
E. Bellowing
F. Laughing loudly
G. Whirling about
H. Hiccups
(They are not illustrating in this order in the text.)