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Madhurera Sthāyī Bhāba Labhe Jate Abirbhāba

Madhurā ratira Abirbhāba-hetuḥ — The Cause of Madhura-rasa's Appearance

Krishna Songs Vrindavana & Braja
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madhurera sthāyī bhāba labhe jate abirbhāba boli tāhā śuno eka-mane abhijoga o biṣoya sambandhābhimāna-dwoya tadīya biśeṣa upamāne
Word for word
madhurera of madhura-rasa; sthāyī sthayi; bhāba bhava; labhe attains; jate which; abirbhāba manifestation; boli I say; tāhā that; śunaḥ please hear; eka-mane with one heart; abhijoga complaints; aḥ and; biṣoya the object of the sense perception; sambandha relationship; abhimāna pride; dwoya two; tadīya of Him; biśeṣa specific; upamāne comparison
Translation

Abhiyoga (joking complaints), viṣoya (perception of Kṛṣṇa through the senses), sambandha (things in relation to Kṛṣṇa), abhimāna (pride), tadīya viśeṣa (Kṛṣṇa's unique possessions), upamāna (poetic comparison of Kṛṣṇa to other things),...

2
swabhāba āśroya kori' citte rati abatori śṛṅgāra rasera kore puṣṭi abhijoga ādi choya anye rati-hetu hoya braja-debīra tāhe nāhi dṛṣṭi
Word for word
swabhāba nature; āśroya shelter; kori' doing; citte in the heart; rati rasa; abatori descending; śṛṅgāra ofconjugal love; rasera of the rasa; kore does; puṣṭi nourishment; abhijoga abhiyoga; ādi beginning; choya six; anye others; rati-hetu the cause of love; hoya is; braja-debīra of the goddesses of Vraja; tāhe in that; nāhi not; dṛṣṭi sight
Translation

...and svabhāva (spontaneous love) appear in the heart and nourish the sentiment of madhura-rasa. However, the goddesses of
Vraja (the gopīs) do not see any need for the six items that begin with abhiyoga.

3
swataḥ-siddhi rati tāṅre sambandhādi-sahākāre samartha koriyā rākhe sadā kṛṣṇa-sebā binā tāṅra udyamo nāhika āra swīya sukha ceṣṭa nāhi kadā
Word for word
swataḥ-siddhi independently perfect; rati love; tāṅre inthat; sambandhādi-sahākāre with the help of the things that begin with sambandha; samartha able; koriyā doing; rākhe keep; sadā always; kṛṣṇa-sebā service ot Lord Kṛṣṇa; binā without; tāṅra of that; udyamaḥ endeavor; nāhika is not; āra other; swīya own; sukha happiness; ceṣṭa endeavor; nāhi not; kadā when?
Translation

Although it may be helped by sambandha and other things, the gopīs' love is perfect and independent. It is always manifest. The gopīs never do anything but service to Kṛṣṇa. They
never strive for their own happiness.

4
ei rati prauḍha hoya mahā-bhāba dāsa pāya jāra tulya prāpti āra nāi sarbādbhuta camatkāra sambhogecchā e prakāra barṇibāre bākya nāhi pāi
Word for word
ei this; rati love; prauḍha mature; hoya is; mahā- bhāba great ecstasy; daśā condition of life; pāya attaining; jāra of whom; tulya equal; prāpti attainment; āra other; nāi not; sarba all; adbhuta wonderful; camatkāra wonder; sambhoga enjoyment; icchā desire; e this; prakāra kind; barṇibāre to describe; bākya words; nāhi not; pāi ihave
Translation

When this love matures to its highest state it become mahā- bhāva, which has no equal, is the greatest wonder of all wonders, and makes one yearn to please Lord Kṛṣṇa. I have no power to describe this state with mere words.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Madhurera Sthāyī Bhāba Labhe Jate Abirbhāba?

Madhurera Sthāyī Bhāba Labhe Jate Abirbhāba was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Madhurera Sthāyī Bhāba Labhe Jate Abirbhāba?

Abhiyoga (joking complaints), viṣoya (perception of Kṛṣṇa through the senses), sambandha (things in relation to Kṛṣṇa), abhimāna (pride), tadīya viśeṣa (Kṛṣṇa's unique possessions), upamāna (poetic comparison of Kṛṣṇa to other things),...

How many verses does Madhurera Sthāyī Bhāba Labhe Jate Abirbhāba have?

Madhurera Sthāyī Bhāba Labhe Jate Abirbhāba has 4 verses.

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