The Nectar of Devotion - 1970 ISKCON press edition ... - Prabhupada

Expressions of Love for K[§[W 252forests of Vrndavana. The gop'is were loudly singing the glories ofKr!la and wandering from one forest to another in search of Him.They knew that Kr!ia is not localized, but all-pervading. He is in thesky, He is in the water, He is in the air, He is the supersoul in everyone'sheart. Thus the go pis began to inquire from all kinds of treesand plants about the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is aninstance of ecstatic madness on the part of devotees.Similarly, there are symptoms of diseases caused by ecstatic love.This condition is credited by learned scholars as mahiibhiiva. Thishighly elevated condition is also called divyonmiida, or transcendentalmadness.ForgetfulnessWhen Kr!la was absent from V rndavana and was staying in Mathura,Sr'imati Radharii!J.'i sent news to Him that His mother, theQueen of Braja, was feeling such separation from Him that there wasfoam coming from her mouth, like the foam on the shore of theocean. And sometimes she was raising her arms like the waves of theocean, and because of her intense feelings of separation, she was rollingon the ground and creating a tumultuous roaring sound. Andsometimes she was remaining completely silent, like a calm sea. Thesesymptoms of separation from Kr!J.a are called apasmiira, or forgetfulness.One completely forgets his position when he manifests thesesymptoms in ecstatic love.Another message was once sent to Kr!ia informing Him that afterHe had killed Kamsa, one of Kamsa 's demon friends had gone insane.This demon was foaming at the mouth, waving his arms and rollingon the ground. This demonic demonstration is in relationship withKr!la in ghastly humor. This mellow or flavor is one of the indirectrelationships with Kr!J.a. The first five kinds of relationships arecalled direct, and the other seven are called indirect. Some way orother, the demon must have had some relationship with Kr!J.a, becausethese symptoms developed when he heard that Kr!la had alreadykilled Kamsa. Srila Rupa Gosvam'i remarks that there is alsotranscendental excellence in this kind of symptom.