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When a devotee is always intensely affected by love for Kṛṣṇa in a direct relationship with Him – or even …

Moist existential ecstatic love aroused in connection with Kṛṣṇa is divided into two: direct and indirect. Rādhārāṇī was weaving a …

Burnt existential ecstatic love is divided into three, and one example is as follows: One day, mother Yaśodā was dreaming …

When there are manifestations of ecstatic symptoms in the body of a nondevotee, these are called dried-up symptoms of ecstatic …

There are eight symptoms of existential ecstatic love: becoming stunned, perspiring, standing of the hairs on the body, faltering of …

The scientific explanation of these eight symptoms is given by Rūpa Gosvāmī as follows. When the vital force of life …

These symptoms are sometimes manifested internally and sometimes externally. The pure devotee always feels such symptomatic expressions within himself, but …

BECOMING STUNNED

The symptom of being stunned is caused by ecstatic tribulation, fearfulness, astonishment, lamentation and anger. This symptom is exhibited by …

When Uddhava was describing Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes to Vidura, he said, “One day the gopīs became stunned when Kṛṣṇa, in the …

Another example of being stunned took place when Kṛṣṇa was surrounded by various wrestlers in the sacrificial arena of Kaṁsa. …

There is also an example of the astonishment of Lord Brahmā. It is explained in the Tenth Canto, thirteenth chapter, …

Astonishment caused by lamentation was exemplified when Kṛṣṇa was entering into the belly of the Bakāsura demon and all the …

PERSPIRING

An example of perspiring because of jubilation is described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. One gopī addressed Rādhārāṇī thus: “My dear Rādhārāṇī, You …

Perspiration caused by fearfulness was exhibited by Raktaka, one of the servants of Kṛṣṇa. One day Kṛṣṇa dressed Himself just …

Perspiration due to anger was exhibited by Garuḍa, the eagle who is the carrier of Viṣṇu. Once the heavenly king, …

STANDING OF THE HAIRS ON THE BODY

The standing up of hair on the body was manifested when mother Yaśodā found within Kṛṣṇa’s mouth all of the …

The standing up of hair on the body resulting from jubilation is described in the Tenth Canto, thirtieth chapter, verse …