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by Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode
7 / Saptama-yáma Sádhana
Bhajana During Late Evening
Vipralambha Prema (Love in Separation)
The internal symptom of devotion in the stage of perfection is that one worships Krsna in the mood of separation (xxxvipralambha). The Siksástaka (7) describes this mood as follows:
yugáyitam nimesena caksusá právrsáyitam śunyayitam jagat sarvam govinda-virahena me (1)
My Lord Govinda, because of separation from You, I consider even a moment a great millennium. Tears flow from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I see the entire world as void. In my agitation, a day never ends, for every moment seems like a millenium. Pouring incessant tears, my eyes are like clouds in the rainy season. The three worlds have become void because of separation from Govinda. I feel as if I were burning alive in a slow fire.
In the mood of vipralambha, xxxipurva-raga and xxxiipravasa are especially favorable in the execution of one's bhajana.
Purva-raga is described in the following five verses. In this verse from Srimad Bhagavatam (10.21.9), the gopis praise the good fortune of the flute, which drinks the nectar of Krsna's lips:
gopyah kim acarad ayam kusalam sma venur damodaradhara-sudham api gopikanam bhurikte svayam yad avasista-rasam hradinyo hrsyat-tvaco 'sru mumucus taravo yatharyah (2) |
