madhureraof madhura-rasa;sthāyīsthayi;bhābabhava;labheattains;jatewhich;abirbhābamanifestation;boliI say;tāhāthat;śunaḥplease hear;eka-manewith one heart;abhijogacomplaints;aḥand;biṣoyathe object of the sense perception;sambandharelationship;abhimānapride;dwoyatwo;tadīyaof Him;biśeṣaspecific;upamānecomparison
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),...
swabhābanature;āśroyashelter;kori'doing;cittein the heart;ratirasa;abatoridescending;śṛṅgāraofconjugal love;raseraof the rasa;koredoes;puṣṭinourishment;abhijogaabhiyoga;ādibeginning;choyasix;anyeothers;rati-hetuthe cause of love;hoyais;braja-debīraof the goddesses of Vraja;tāhein that;nāhinot;dṛṣṭisight
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.
swataḥ-siddhiindependently perfect;ratilove;tāṅreinthat;sambandhādi-sahākārewith the help of the things that begin with sambandha;samarthaable;koriyādoing;rākhekeep;sadāalways;kṛṣṇa-sebāservice ot Lord Kṛṣṇa;bināwithout;tāṅraof that;udyamaḥendeavor;nāhikais not;āraother;swīyaown;sukhahappiness;ceṣṭaendeavor;nāhinot;kadāwhen?
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.
ei rati prauḍha hoya mahā-bhāba dāsa pāyajāra tulya prāpti āra nāisarbādbhuta camatkāra sambhogecchā e prakārabarṇibāre bākya nāhi pāi
Word for word
eithis;ratilove;prauḍhamature;hoyais;mahā-bhābagreat ecstasy;daśācondition of life;pāyaattaining;jāraof whom;tulyaequal;prāptiattainment;āraother;nāinot;sarbaall;adbhutawonderful;camatkārawonder;sambhogaenjoyment;icchādesire;ethis;prakārakind;barṇibāreto describe;bākyawords;nāhinot;pāiihave
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.
About Madhurera Sthāyī Bhāba Labhe Jate Abirbhāba
Examines specifically what gives rise to madhura-rasa in a devotee's heart, continuing the section's methodical progression through the technical stages of rasa-sastra one term at a time.
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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