CC Madhya 23.48 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

Madhya-līlā 23.47 - Madhya-līlā 23.49

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 48

vibhāva, anubhāva, sāttvika, vyabhicārī

sthāyi-bhāva ‘rasa’ haya ei cāri mili’

SYNONYMS

vibhāva—special ecstasy; anubhāva—subordinate ecstasy; sāttvika—natural ecstasy; vyabhicārī—transitory ecstasy; sthāyi-bhāva—permanent ecstasy; rasa—mellow; haya—becomes; ei cāri—these four; mili’—meeting.

TRANSLATION

“Permanent ecstasy becomes a more and more relishable transcendental mellow through the mixture of special ecstasy, subordinate ecstasy, natural ecstasy and transitory ecstasy.

Madhya-līlā 23.47 - Madhya-līlā 23.49