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The nectar of devotion 45
division of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described seven kinds of indirect ecstasies of devotional service, known as laughing, astonishment, chivalry, compassion, anger, dread and ghastliness. In this portion, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī further describes these ecstasies of devotional feelings, some being When one kind of ecstatic devotional service overlaps with another in a conflicting way, this state of
The nectar of devotion 45
In such laughing devotional service, there are symptoms of jubilation, laziness, concealed feelings and
The nectar of devotion 45
Laughing Ecstasy
The nectar of devotion 45
Expert learned scholars say that laughing is generally found among youngsters or in the combination of old persons and young …
The nectar of devotion 45
Once one of Kṛṣṇa’s friends informed Him, “My dear Kṛṣṇa, if You will open Your mouth, then I shall give …
The nectar of devotion 45
Once a palmist came to the house of Nanda Mahārāja, and Nanda Mahārāja asked him, “My dear sage, will you …
The nectar of devotion 45
According to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s calculation, laughter in ecstatic love can be broken down into six divisions. These divisions, according …
The nectar of devotion 45
When one is smiling but his teeth are not visible, one can distinctly mark a definite change in the eyes …
The nectar of devotion 45
Smiling in which the teeth are slightly visible is called hasita smiling. One day Abhimanyu, the so-called husband of Rādhārāṇī, …
The nectar of devotion 45
When the teeth are distinctly visible in a smile, that is called vihasita. One day when Kṛṣṇa was engaged in …
The nectar of devotion 45
In a state of smiling when the nose becomes puffed and the eyes squint, the smiling is called avahasita. Once, …
The nectar of devotion 45
When tears from the eyes are added to the smiling and the shoulders are shaking, the smile is called apahasita. …