Asht Satvik Bhav-Ecstasy of Divine Love
There are eight symptoms of divine love that appear in divine bodies. Each of those symptoms is called satvika bhava (Devanagari: सात्विक भाव ISO15919: sātvika bhāva).
Collectively those eight symptoms are called ashta sattvika bhava (Devanagari: अष्ट सात्विक भाव ISO15919: aṣṭa sātvika bhāva).
These asht satvik bhav appear exclusively in divine bodies. That is why these eight symptoms of divine love can appear in bodies of jeev only after God realization.
- Stambh (Devanagari: स्तम्भ ISO15919: stambha) - Body turns stiff like an pillar.
- Swed (Devanagari: स्वेद ISO15919: sveda) - Sweating profusely
- Romanch (Devanagari: रोमांच ISO15919: romāṁca) - Goosebumps (Hair all over the body stand erect) out of ecstasy or extreme joy.
- Swar bhed (Devanagari: स्वर भेद ISO15919: svara bheda) - Voice quivers and changes.
- Vaipathu (Devanagari: वैपथु ISO15919: वैपथु) - Body shivers in extreme love.
- Vaivarna (Devanagari: वैवर्ण ISO15919: vaivarṇa) - Complexion turns pale as if drained of all blood.
- Ashru (Devanagari: अश्रु ISO15919: aśru) - Incessantly shedding tears.
- Pralay (Devanagari: प्रलय ISO15919: pralaya) - Swooning and falling unconscious.
These sattvik bhav are divided into a few categories based on how many simultaneously appear and how often they appear in the body. Names of those categories are listed below along with the Radha Govind Geet verses describing them briefly.
Dhoomayit
When these signs appear and disappear frequently they are called dhoomaayit satvik bhav (Devanagari: धूमायित सात्विक भाव ISO15919: dhūmāyita sātvika bhāva).
एक दो सात्विक भाव गोविंद राधे । प्रकट हों तो धूमायित बता दे ॥ - 5660
eka do sātvika bhāva goviṁda rādhe । prakaṭa hoṁ to dhūmāyita batā de ॥ - 5660
Jwalit
When two or three satvik bhav appear and remain for some time, it is called jwalit satvik bhav (Devanagari: ज्वलित सात्विक भाव ISO15919: jvalita sātvika bhāva).
दो तीन सात्विक भाव गोविंद राधे । प्रकट हों तो ज्वलित बता दे ॥ - 5661
do tīna sātvika bhāva goviṃda rādhe । prakaṭa hoṃ to jvalita batā de ॥ - 5661
Deept
When three or four satvik bhav appear simultaneously and stay for sometime; they are called deept satvik bhav (Devanagari: दीप्त सात्विक भाव ISO15919: dīpta sātvika bhāva).
चार पाँच सात्विक भाव गोविंद राधे । प्रकट हों तो दीप्त बता दे ॥ - 5662
cāra pām̐ca sātvika bhāva goviṁda rādhe । prakaṭa hoṁ to dīpta batā de ॥ - 5662
Uddeept
When five or six satvik bhav are revealed simultaneously and are stable they are called uddeept satvik bhav (Devanagari: उद्दीप्त सात्विक भाव ISO15919: uddīpta sātvika bhāva).
सात आठ सात्विक भाव गोविंद राधे । प्रकट हों तो उद्दीप्त बता दे ॥ - 5663
sāta āṭha sātvika bhāva goviṁda rādhe । prakaṭa hoṁ to uddīpta batā de ॥ - 5663
Suddeept
When all eight satvik bhav are revealed simultaneously, then they are called sudeept satvik bhav (Devanagari: सूद्दीप्त सात्विक भाव ISO15919: sūddīpta sātvika bhāva) .
यही उद्दीप्त भाव गोविंद राधे । महाभाव में सुद्दीप्त बता दे ॥ - 5664
yahī uddīpta bhāva goviṁda rādhe । mahābhāva meṁ suddīpta batā de ॥ - 5664
PLEASE NOTE: Appearance of all these satvik bhav is extremely rare even in divine bodies. Moreover, appearance of all asht satvik bhav happens only in the Divine body of Shri Radha.
• these were also noticed in the body of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Gambhira Temple 500 years ago. That is how Mahaprabhu Ji was identified as a joint avatar of Shri Radha Krishna.
• In the recent past all eights sisgns of ecstasy of divine love have been seen in the body of Jagadguruttam Shri Kripalu Maharaj as well.
These eight satvik bhav can appear in the bodies of saints of dasya bhav, sakhya bhav and madhurya bhav.
दास्य सख्य माधुर्य गोविंद राधे। भाव में आठ सात्विक भाव बता दे ॥ राधा गोविंद गीत 5658
dāsya sakhya mādhurya goviṁda rādhe। bhāva meṁ āṭha sātvika bhāva batā de ॥
rādhā goviṁda gīta 5658
There is one more satvik bhav that appears in the divine bodies of saints of vatsalya bhav. that is stan-dugdh satvik bhav (Devanagari: स्तन-दुग्ध सात्विक भाव ISO15919: stana-dugdha sātvika bhāva).
Stan-dugdh means lactating.
वात्सल्य भाव में तो गोविंद राधे। एक भाव और स्तन-दुग्ध बता दे ॥
राधा गोविंद गीत 5659
vātsalya bhāva meṁ to goviṁda rādhe । eka bhāva aura stana-dugdha batā de ॥
rādhā goviṁda gīta 5659
This has been mentioned in Bhagavat Mahapuran by Sage Ved Vyas. When Shri Krishna sent His friend Uddhav to Nandgaon visited Nand baba and mother Yashoda.
यशोदा वर्ण्यमानानि पुत्रस्य चरितानि च ।
शृण्वन्त्यश्रूण्यवास्राक्षीत स्नेहस्नुतपयोधरा ॥
भागवत 10.46.28 ॥
yaśodā varṇyamānāni putrasya caritāni ca ।
śar̥ṇvantyaśrūṇyavāsrākṣīta snehasnutapayodharā ॥
bhāgavata 10.46.28 ॥
"Mother Yashoda heard the descriptions of her Son’s activities. As she listened tears poured out her eyes, and milk flowed from her breasts out of love."
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