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The bodily symptoms manifested by a devotee in expressing ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa are called anubhāva. Practical examples of anubhāva …

These symptoms are divided into two parts: one is called śīta, and the other is called kṣepaṇa. When there is …

DANCING

While watching the rāsa dance performed by Lord Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs, Lord Śiva beheld the beautiful face of Kṛṣṇa …

ROLLING ON THE GROUND

In the Third Canto, first chapter, verse 32 of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Vidura inquires from Uddhava, “My dear friend, is Akrūra in …

SINGING LOUDLY

One gopī informed Kṛṣṇa that when Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī was singing about His glories, She enchanted all of Her friends in …

When Nārada Muni was chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, he chanted so loudly that it was apprehended that Lord Nṛsiṁha …

STRETCHING THE BODY

It is said that sometimes when Nārada, the carrier of the vīṇā, remembers his Lord Kṛṣṇa in great ecstasy, he …

CRYING LOUDLY

A gopī once said to Kṛṣṇa, “My dear son of Nanda Mahārāja, by the sound of Your flute Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī …

It is described that by hearing the vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute, Lord Śiva becomes very puzzled and begins to cry …

YAWNING

It is said that when the full moon rises, the lotus petals become expanded. Similarly, when Kṛṣṇa used to appear …

BREATHING HEAVILY

As far as breathing heavily is concerned, it is stated, “Lalitā [one of the gopīs] is just like a cātakī …

NEGLECTING THE PRESENCE OF OTHERS

As far as neglecting the presence of others is concerned, the wives of the brāhmaṇas who were performing sacrifices at …