Verse Text
kṛṣna-sambandhibhiḥ sākṣāt kiṣcid vā vyavadhānataḥ |
bhāvaiś cittam ihākrāntaṁ sattvam ity ucyate budhaiḥ ||1||
Translation
On the topic of rasa, when the heart becomes overwhelmed by ratis or bhāvas in relation to Kṛṣṇa, either directly or indirectly, the learned call this sattva.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
NoD 28: Existential Ecstatic Love
When a devotee is always intensely affected by love for Kṛṣṇa in a direct relationship with Him—or even a little apart from Him—his status is called existential ecstatic love.