BRS 3.5.13

BRS 3.5.13

Verse Text

atha anubhāvāḥ – anubhāvās tu kathitā dṛg-natekṣā-smitādayaḥ ||13||

Translation

Anubhāvas: The anubhāvas of madhura-rasa are such things as glancing from the corner of the eye and smiles.

Purport (Nectar of Devotion)

When the gopīs meet Kṛṣṇa, the display of their exchanging glances as well as their joking and laughing behavior is called anubhāva, or subecstasy in conjugal love.