Volume 7 - Prabhupada

358 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 19SYNONYMSprema-ecstatic love for God; vrddhi-krame-in terms of progressive increase;nama-named; sneha-affection; mana-abhorrence; praQaya-love; raga-attachment;anuraga -further attachment; bhava -ecstasy; maha-bhava -greatecstasy; haya-are.TRANSLATION"The basic aspects of prema, when gradually increasing to different states,are affection, abhorrence, love, attachment, further attachment, ecstasy andgreat ecstasy.PURPORTIn Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, (3.2.84) sneha (affection) is described as follows:sandras citta-dravaril kurvanprema 'sneha' itlryatek$aQikasyapi neha syadviSfe$asya sahi$QUta"That aspect of prema in which the melting of the heart for the lover is concentratedis called sneha, or affection. The symptom of such affection is that the lovercannot for a moment remain without the association of the beloved." A descriptionof mana can be found in Madhya-lila (Chapter Two, verse 66). Similarly, a descriptionof praQaya is also there. As far as raga is concerned, Bhakti-rasamrtasindhusays (3.2.87) says:sneha/:1 sa rago yena syatsukharil dui)kham api sphutamtat-sambandha-lave 'py atrapriti/:1 praQa-vyayair api"That stage at which affection for the beloved converts unhappiness into happinessis called raga, or attachment. When one has such attachment for Krr;a, hecan give up his own life to satisfy his beloved Kr?r;a." Anuraga, bhava andmahabhava are described in the Sixth Chapter of Madhya-lila, verse 13. The purportto that verse explains adhiru(iha-mahabhava.TEXT 179 illr, -'!' 1r,, ' ·'fti Il$h1, fil1, fiff1f, ·flfff II II