CC Madhya 23.46
Bengali
এই পঞ্চ স্থায়ী ভাব হয় পঞ্চ ‘রস’ ।
যে-রসে ভক্ত ‘সুখী’, কৃষ্ণ হয় ‘বশ’ ॥ ৪৬ ॥
যে-রসে ভক্ত ‘সুখী’, কৃষ্ণ হয় ‘বশ’ ॥ ৪৬ ॥
Verse text
ei pañca sthāyī bhāva haya pañca ‘rasa’
ye-rase bhakta ‘sukhī’, kṛṣṇa haya ‘vaśa’
ye-rase bhakta ‘sukhī’, kṛṣṇa haya ‘vaśa’
Synonyms
Translation
“These five transcendental mellows exist permanently. The devotee may be attracted to one of these mellows, and thus he becomes happy. Kṛṣṇa also becomes inclined toward such a devotee and comes under his control.
Purport
In the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (2.5.1), sthāyi-bhāva, permanent ecstasy, is thus described:
aviruddhān viruddhāṁś ca bhāvān yo vaśatāṁ nayan
su-rājeva virājeta sa sthāyī bhāva ucyate
sthāyī bhāvo ’tra sa proktaḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-viṣayā ratiḥ
su-rājeva virājeta sa sthāyī bhāva ucyate
sthāyī bhāvo ’tra sa proktaḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-viṣayā ratiḥ
“These moods (bhāvas) bring under control the favorable ecstasies (such as laughing) and unfavorable ecstasies (such as anger). When these moods continue to remain as kings, they are called sthāyi-bhāva, or permanent ecstasies. Continuous ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is called permanent ecstasy.”