Sri Priti-Sandarbha
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Srila Jiva Goswami
Sep 25, CANADA (SUN) —
Sri Priti-sandarbha
Volume One
by Srila Jiva Goswami
Anuccheda 263
Now other aspects of sakhya-rasa will be considered. Now the sattvika-bhavas of the suhrit and sakha friends will be considered. Shedding tears is among the sattvika-bhavas of the suhrit friends. This is described in the following words of Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.71.27):
tam matuleyam parirabhya nirvrito
bhimah smayan prema-jalakulendriyah
yamau kiriöi ca suhrittamam muda
pravriddha-bashpah parirebhire 'cyutam
"Then Bhima, his eyes brimming with tears, laughed with joy as he embraced his maternal cousin Krishna. Arjuna and the twins-Nakula and Sahadeva-also joyfully embraced their dearmost friend, the infallible Lord, and they cried profusely."***
Of the Lord's associates described here some were elder than Krishna and some younger than Krishna. Still, all of them considered Krishna their suhrit friend. There is no rasabhasa in this. This is a proper arrangement of the rasas. This verse was spoken by Srila Sukadeva Gosvami.
Anuccheda 264
Devastation is a sattvika-bhava manifest among the sakha friends. It is described in these words of Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.16.10):
tam naga-bhoga-parivitam adrishöa-ceshtam
alokya tat-priya-sakhah pashupa bhrishartah
krishne 'rpitatma-suhrid-artha-kalatra-kama
duhkhanusoka-bhaya-mudha-dhiyo nipetuh
"When the members of the cowherd community, who had accepted Krishna as their dearmost friend, saw Him enveloped in the snake's coils, motionless, they were greatly disturbed. They had offered Krishna everything--their very selves, their families, their wealth, wives and all pleasures. At the sight of the Lord in the clutches of the Kaliya snake, their intelligence became deranged by grief, lamentation and fear, and thus they fell to the ground."***
The meaning of this verse is clear. This verse was spoken by Srila Sukadeva Gosvami.
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