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Conjugal love is divided into two portions: vipralambha, or conjugal love in separation, and sambhoga, or conjugal love in direct …

When the lover and the beloved have a distinct feeling of not meeting each other, that stage is called pūrva-rāga, …

As far as māna, or anger, is concerned, there is the following incident described in Gīta-govinda: “When Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī saw …

An example of pravāsa, or being out of contact because of living in a distant place, is given in the …

When the lover and beloved come together and enjoy one another by direct contact, this stage is called sambhoga. There …

Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī thus ends the fifth wave of his Ocean of the Nectar of Devotion. He offers his respectful …

Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta summary study of the third division of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu in the matter of the five primary relationships …

A pure devotee’s attraction to Kṛṣṇa in conjugal love is called devotional service in conjugal love. Although such conjugal feelings …

The impetuses of conjugal love are Kṛṣṇa and His very dear consorts, such as Rādhārāṇī and Her immediate associates. Lord …

In the Gīta-govinda, by Jayadeva Gosvāmī, one gopī tells her friend, “Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of all pleasure within this …

The beauty of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is described as follows: “Her eyes defeat the attractive features of the eyes of the …

In the Padyāvalī of Rūpa Gosvāmī it is stated that when the gopīs hear the sound of Kṛṣṇa’s flute, they …

In the Lalita-mādhava, Rūpa Gosvāmī explains that the movements of Kṛṣṇa’s eyebrows are just like the Yamunā and that the …

In the same Padyāvalī there is the following description, which is taken as a sign of frustration in conjugal love. …

Similarly, in Dāna-keli-kaumudī, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, pointing to Kṛṣṇa, says, “This clever boy of the forest has the beauty of a …

The steady ecstasy of conjugal love is the original cause of bodily enjoyment. In the Padyāvalī this original cause of …

The conjugal love of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa is never disturbed by any personal consideration. The undisturbed nature of the conjugal love between …

Another instance is described as follows: “On one side of the courtyard the dead body of Śaṅkhāsura was lying, surrounded …