Verse Text
bhāvanāyāḥ pade yas tu budhenānanya-buddhinā |
bhāvyate gāḍha-saṁskāraiś citte bhāvaḥ sa kathyate ||133||
Translation
That which the wise person who has dedicated his intelligence only to the Lord experiences in the heart, which realizes vibhāva and the other elements as separate entities, through deep impressions of previous bhakti, is called bhāva.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
First a person attains bhāva by vibhāva and other elements manifesting. Then the svarūpa of bhāva appears. Then by those vibhāvas and other elements, rasa appears. This is the order. Two verses describe the difference between rati and rasa by describing their particular natures. That which surpasses the stage of distinguishing vibhāva, vyabhicāri-bhāvas and other elements and attains astonishing taste is called rasa. What is the nature of that rasa? It produces more amazement than rati. Bhāva or rati is experienced in the heart which ascertains (bhāvanāyāḥ pade citte) the vibhāvas, vyabhicāri-bhāvas and other elements. At the time of directly realizing rasa however, there is no awareness of the vibhāvas, vyabhicāri-bhāvas and other elements as separate entities. However, at the time of realizing rati, there is awareness of the vibhāvas and other elements as separate entities. It should be understood that the difference between rasa and rati is the depth of relishing the rasa.