Sāttvika-bhāvas

ye kṛṣṇa-bhakta-muralī-nādādyā hetavo rateḥ

ye kṛṣṇa-bhakta-muralī-nādādyā hetavo rateḥ |
kārya-bhūtāḥ smitādyāś ca tathāṣṭau stabdhatādayaḥ ||
nirvedādyāḥ sahāyāś ca te jñeyā rasa-bhāvane |
vibhāvā anubhāvāś ca sāttvikā vyabhicāriṇaḥ ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.1.12–13)

“The causes of rati—Kṛṣṇa, the bhakta, the sound of the muralī, and so forth; the effects [of rati]—smiling and so forth, and the eight beginning with stupor; and the assistants [of rati]—self-disparagement and so on—these are to be known [respectively] in the production of rasa as the vibhāvas, anubhāvas, sāttvikas [i.e., sāttvika-bhāvas], and vyabhicāris [i.e., vyabhicāri-bhāvas].”

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kṛṣṇa-sambandhibhiḥ sākṣāt kiñcid vā vyavadhānataḥ

kṛṣṇa-sambandhibhiḥ sākṣāt kiñcid vā vyavadhānataḥ |
bhāvaiś cittam ihākrāntaṁ sattvam ity ucyate budhaiḥ ||
sattvād asmāt samutpannā ye ye bhāvās te tu sāttvikāḥ |
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.3.1–2)

“The citta imbued with bhāvas related to Kṛṣṇa [i.e., any one of the five primary ratis (sthāyi-bhāvas) and any of the secondary ratis] either directly or somewhat indirectly is called sattva by the wise. Those bhāvas which manifest from this sattva [i.e., which manifest directly and involuntarily from the citta in this state] are [called] sāttvika.”

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tad evaṁ prīter lakṣaṇaṁ citta-dravas

tad evaṁ prīter lakṣaṇaṁ citta-dravas tasya ca romaharṣādikam | kathañcij-jāte’pi citta-drave romaharṣādike vā na ced āśaya-śuddhis tadāpi na bhakteḥ samyag-āvirbhāva iti jñāpitam | āśaya-śuddhir nāma cānya-tātparya-parityāgaḥ prīti-tātparyaṁ ca |
(Krama-sandarbha-ṭīkā on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.14.23; Prīti Sandarbha: 69)

“Thus, in this way, the [extrinsic (taṭastha)] characteristic of prīti is melting of the heart, and [the extrinsic characteristic] of that is horripilation and so forth [i.e., the other sāttvika-bhāvas]. Even when melting of the heart or horripilation and so forth occur to some extent, if purity of the heart (āśaya) has not come about, then still bhakti’s complete manifestation has not occurred. Such has been made known. Purity of the heart (āśaya) [i.e., citta] means abandonment of [all] other intentions [i.e., all desires and aims other than prīti], and intention upon [i.e., desire for and pursuit of] prīti.”

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tad-eka-spṛhatvam eva rater lakṣaṇaṁ

tad-eka-spṛhatvam eva rater lakṣaṇaṁ mukhyam ity uktam |
(Durgama-saṅgamī-ṭīkā to Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhi: 1.3.41)

“It is stated that desirousness only of him [i.e., Bhagavān] is truly the primary characteristic of rati [i.e., merely inner softness that manifests sāttvika-bhāvas, such as crying and trembling, is not the primary characteristic, since this can also be observed in persons engaged in impure forms of bhakti].”

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