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CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
Laughing Ecstasy In the fourth division of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described seven kinds of indirect ecstasies of devotional …
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In the fourth division of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described seven kinds of indirect ecstasies of devotional service, known …
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Expert learned scholars say that laughing is generally found among youngsters or in the combination of old persons and young …
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Once one of Kṛṣṇa’s friends informed Him, “My dear Kṛṣṇa, if You will open Your mouth, then I shall give …
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Once a palmist came to the house of Nanda Mahārāja, and Nanda Mahārāja asked him, “My dear sage, will you …
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In such a laughing ecstasy of love, Kṛṣṇa or matters pertaining to Kṛṣṇa are the cause of the laughter. In …
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According to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s calculation, laughter in ecstatic love can be broken down into six divisions. These divisions, according …
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When one is smiling but his teeth are not visible, one can distinctly mark a definite change in the eyes …
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Smiling in which the teeth are slightly visible is called hasita smiling. One day Abhimanyu, the so-called husband of Rādhārāṇī, …
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When the teeth are distinctly visible in a smile, that is called vihasita. One day when Kṛṣṇa was engaged in …
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In a state of smiling when the nose becomes puffed and the eyes squint, the smiling is called avahasita. Once, …