Verse Text
atha śoka-ratiḥ –
śokas tv iṣṭa-viyogādyaiś citta-kleśa-bhavaḥ smṛtaḥ |
vilāpa-pāta-niḥśvāsa-mukha-śoṣa-bhramādi-kṛt |
pūrvokta-vidhinaivāyaṁ siddhaḥ śoka-ratir bhavet ||60||
Translation
Śoka-rati: Intense pain in the heart arising from separation from a dear one with thoughts that the beloved has perished is called śoka or lamentation. In this state wailing, falling on the ground, heavy breathing, drying of the mouth, and confusion manifest. Śoka has the same relation to śoka-rati as hāsa to hāsa-rati.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Citta-kleśa-bhavaḥ means intense pain in the heart arising from thoughts that one’s beloved has perished. [Note: If there were only intense pain in separation, it would be self-centered.]
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Lamentation