ashta sattvika bhava | अष्ट सात्विक भाव

There are eight expressions of divine love called satvika bhava. Together they are referred to as ashta sattvika bhava (Devanagari: अष्ट सात्विक भाव​ ISO15919: aṣṭa sātvika bhāva​​)

These eight expressions of divine love are :

• stambha - becoming stunned,
• sveda - perspiration,
• romancha - horripilation or goosebumps,
• svara bhed - faltering of the voice,
• kampa - trembling of the body,
• vaivarnya - changing of bodily colour,
• ashrupata - shedding of tears,
• murchha or pralaya - a state of devastation resulting in unconsciousness.

Also written as ashta satvic bhav, asht satvik bhav

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• Ecstasy of Divine Love

REFERENCE

Bhakti Shatak - Hundred Gems of Devotion - an in-depth analysis