Rati Prema Sneha Māna Praṇaya O Rāgākhyāna

Madhura-rati-rūpa Sthāyi-bhābera Unnati-krama — Stages of Development in Madhura-rasa Sthāyi-bhāva

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rati prema sneha māna praṇaya o rāgākhyāna anurāga bhāba ei sāta rati jata gāḍha hoya krame sapta nāma loya sthāyī bhāba sadā abadāta
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rati rati; prema prema; sneha sneha; māna mana; praṇaya pranay; aḥ and; rāgākhyāna called raga; anurāga anuraga; bhāba bhava; ei these; sāta seven; rati rati; jata which; gāḍha deep; hoya are; krame in sequence; sapta seven; nāma name; loya taking; sthāyī bhāba sthayi-bhava; sadā always; abadāta giving
Translation

Madhura-rasa sthāyi-bhāva has seven stages, which are: prema (pure love), sneha (affection), māna (jealous anger), praṇaya (attachment), rāga (passion), anurāga (devotion), and bhāva (ecstatic love).

snehādi je bhāba choya prema nāme paricoya sādhāraṇa janera nikaṭe je bhāba kṛṣṇete jāṅra sei bhābe kṛṣṇa tāṅra e rahasya rase nitya baṭe
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snehādi beginning with sneha; je whiuch; bhāba bhava; choya six; prema prema; nāme named; paricoya understanding; sādhāraṇa general; janera people; nikaṭe near; je which; bhāba bhava; kṛṣṇete to Kṛṣṇa; jāṅra of whom; sei which; bhābe bhava; kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa; tāṅra of that; e this; rahasya secret; rase rasa; nitya eternal; baṭe indeed
Translation

The six items beginning with sneha are collectively known by the name prema. Lord Kṛṣṇa reciprocates His devotee's love. In this way the confidential rasas are manifest eternally.

bhakta-citta-siṁhāsana ta'te upabiṣṭa hana sthāyī bhāba sarba-bhāba-rāja hlādinī je para śakti tāṅrasāra śuddha-bhakti bhāba-rūpe tāṅhāra birāja
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bhakta of the devotee; citta in the heart; siṁhāsana on a throne; ta'te that; upabiṣṭa seated; hana is; sthāyī bhāba sthayi-bhava; sarba-bhāba-rāja the king of all bhavas; hlādinī the pleasure potency; je which; para spiritual; śakti potency; tāṅra of that; sāra best; śuddha-bhakti pure devotional service; bhāba-rūpe form; tāṅhāra of that; birāja manifestation
Translation

Seated on the throne of the devotee's heart, sthāyi-bhāva rules as the king of all bhāvas. Pure devotional service and the spiritual pleasure potency (hlādinī) are then manifested in that bhāva.

bibhābādi bhāba-gaṇe nijāyatte ānayane korena ye rasera prokāśa rasa nityānanda-tattwa nitya-siddha sāra-sattwa jība-citte tāhāra bikāśa
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bibhābādi beginning with the vibhavas; bhāba-gaṇe the manybhavas; nija own; āyatte control; ānayane bringing; korena do; ye which; rasera of the rasa; prokāśa manifestation; rasa rasa; nityānanda-tattwa eternal bliss; nitya-siddha eternally perfect; sāra-sattwa the best; jība-citte in the soul's heart; tāhāra of that; bikāśa manifestation
Translation

The rasas and the bhāvas beginning with vibhāva, which are all eternal, blissful, eternally perfect, and sublime are then manifest in the spirit soul's heart.

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Rati Prema Sneha Māna Praṇaya O Rāgākhyāna was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Rati Prema Sneha Māna Praṇaya O Rāgākhyāna?

Madhura-rasa sthāyi-bhāva has seven stages, which are: prema (pure love), sneha (affection), māna (jealous anger), praṇaya (attachment), rāga (passion), anurāga (devotion), and bhāva (ecstatic love).

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Rati Prema Sneha Māna Praṇaya O Rāgākhyāna has 4 verses.