BRS 2.5.51

BRS 2.5.51

Verse Text

tathā coktam – aṣṭānām eva bhāvānāṁ saṁskārādhāyitā matā | tat-tiraskṛta-saṁskārāḥ pare na sthāyitocitāḥ ||51||

Translation

Therefore, it is said: In a devotee, one of the five primary sthāyi-bhāvas and the seven secondary bhāvas, together making eight bhāvas, produce lasting impressions (even though they may externally disappear for some time). Since the impressions of the vyabhicāri-bhāvas disappear after they are covered by these eight, the vyabhicāri-bhāvas are not considered to be sthāyi-bhāvas.

Purport (Nectar of Devotion)

NoD 33: Indirect Expressions of Ecstatic Love