Sthāyī Bhābābiṣṭa Citta Pāiyā Bibhāba Bitta

Sāttvika-bhāva — Constitutional or Existential Ecstasy

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sthāyī bhābābiṣṭa citta pāiyā bibhāba-bitta udbhaṭa bhābete āpanāra prāṇa-bṛtte nyasa kore prāṇa sei nyāsa-bhore deha prati bikṛti cālāya
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sthāyī bhāba sthayi-bhava; ābiṣṭa entered; citta heart; pāiyā attaining; bibhāba-bitta a wealth of vibhava; udbhaṭa extraordinary; bhābete bhava; āpanāra own; prāṇa- bṛtte life; nyasa placing; kore does; prāṇa life; sei this; nyāsa-bhore placing; deha body; prati to; bikṛti trasfiguration; cālāya attains
Translation

When sthāyi-bhāva enters, the heart attains a great treasure of vibhāva. This extraordinary bhāva affects the life- air, which then manifests ecstatic symptoms on the body.

baibarṇya romañca sweda stambha kampa swara-bheda pralayāśru e aṣṭa bikāra sañcārī je bhābacoya harṣāmārṣa āra bhoya biṣāda bismoyādi tāra
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baibarṇya turning pale; romañca standing erect of the body's hairs; sweda perspiration; stambha being stunned; kampa trembling; swara-bheda choked voice; pralaya devastation; aśru tears; e this; aṣṭa eight; bikāra ecstatic symptoms; sañcārī sancari; je which; bhābacoya bhava; harṣa joy; āmārṣa thought; āra and; bhoya fear; biṣāda sadness; bismoya astonishment; ādi beginning; tāra of that
Translation

The eight ecstatic symptoms of sthāyi-bhāva are: becoming stunned, perspiring, standing of the hairs on the body, faltering of the voice, trembling of the body, changing of bodily colors,
shedding of tears, and devastation.* The ecstatic symptoms of sañcāri-bhāva include happiness, doubt, apprehension, and lamentation.

prabṛtti kāraṇa hoya līlā-kāle rase loya āpane koraya anukhaṇa dhūmayitā ujjwalitā dīptā āra su-uddīptā ei cāri abasthālakhaṇa
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prabṛtti actions; kāraṇa cause; hoya is; līlā- kāle in time; rase rasa; loya taking; āpane own; koraya makes; anukhaṇa at every moment; dhūmayitā smoky; ujjwalitā blazing; dīptā shining; āra and; su-uddīptā very brilliantly shining; ei these; cāri four; abasthā states; lakhaṇa characterized
Translation

According to the activities, rasa, and time of pastimes, these ecstatic symptoms may be manifest, moment afetr moment, in four conditions: dhūmāyita (smokey), ujjvalita (blazing),
dīpta (shining), and sūddīpta (very brilliantly shining).

jāra jei adhikāra sāttwika bikāra tāra se lakhaṇe hoya to' udoya mahā-bhāba daśā jathā su-uddīptā bhāba tathā anāyāse su-lakhitā hoya
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jāra of whom; jei which; adhikāra qualification; sāttwika sattvika; bikāra ecstatic symptoms; tāra of that; se that; lakhaṇe characteristic; hoya is; to' indeed; udoya rising; mahā-bhāba maha-bhava great ecstasy; daśā state; jathā as; su-uddīptā very brilliantly shining; bhāba bhava; tathā so; anāyāse easily; su- lakhitā clearly seen; hoya is
Translation

A person who is qualified will manifest these sāttvika- bhāva ecstasies. The sūddīpta (very brilliantly shining) ecstatic symptoms are easily seen only when the state of mahā- bhāva is manifested.

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Sthāyī Bhābābiṣṭa Citta Pāiyā Bibhāba Bitta was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Sthāyī Bhābābiṣṭa Citta Pāiyā Bibhāba Bitta?

When sthāyi-bhāva enters, the heart attains a great treasure of vibhāva. This extraordinary bhāva affects the life- air, which then manifests ecstatic symptoms on the body.

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Sthāyī Bhābābiṣṭa Citta Pāiyā Bibhāba Bitta has 4 verses.