Madhya-līlā

Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal—Love of Godhead

Verse 50 of 111
Cc Madhya 23.50

দ্বিবিধ ঽবিভাবঽ,—আলম্বন, উদ্দীপন বংশীস্বরাদি—ঽউদ্দীপনঽ, কৃষ্ণাদি—ঽআলম্বনঽ

द्विविध ऽविभावऽ,—आलम्बन, उद्दीपन वंशीस्वरादि—ऽउद्दीपनऽ, कृष्णादि—ऽआलम्बनऽ

dvividha 'vibhāva',—ālambana, uddīpana vaṁśī-svarādi—'uddīpana', kṛṣṇādi—'ālambana'

Synonyms

dvi-vidhatwo kinds; vibhāvaparticular ecstasy; ālambanathe support; uddīpanaawakening; vaṁśī-svara-ādisuch as the vibration of the flute; uddīpanaexciting; kṛṣṇa-ādiKṛṣṇa and others; ālambanathe support..

Translation

"There are two kinds of particular ecstasies [vibhāva]. One is called the support, and the other is called the awakening. The vibration of Kṛṣṇa's flute is an example of the awakening, and Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself is an example of the support.

Verse 50 of 111
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