BRS 3.2.61

BRS 3.2.61

Verse Text

atha anubhāvāḥ – sarvataḥ svaniyogānām ādhikyena parigrahaḥ | īrṣyā-lavena cāspṛṣṭā maitrī tat-praṇate jane | tan-niṣṭhādyāḥ śītāḥ syur eṣv asādhāraṇāḥ kriyāḥ ||61||

Translation

The anubhāvas: Being completely involved in serving according one’s capacity, friendship with the Lord’s servants with absence of even a trace of envy on seeing the excellence of others’ service, and being fixed in their love, which are all considered śīta, [Note: Anubhāvas which are śīta are defined in 2.2.3.] are the special anubhāvas of the dāsas.

Purport (Jiva Goswami)

Tan-niṣṭhatā means to be fixed only in prīti (dāsya-bhāva).

Purport (Nectar of Devotion)

Ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, which is known as anubhāva, is symptomized by the following signs: one becomes engaged exclusively in the service of the Lord, being attentive to carry out the orders of the Lord faithfully; one becomes undisturbed and nonenvious in full transcendental loving service to the Lord; and one makes friendship with the devotees of the Lord who are situated in faithful service to Him. All of these symptoms are called anubhāva, ecstatic love.