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‘rati’-lakṣaṇā, ‘prema’-lakṣaṇā, ityādi pracāra
bhāva-rūpā, mahābhāva-lakṣaṇa-rūpā āra
Synonyms
rati—of attraction; laksana—the symptoms; prema—of love; laksana—the symptoms; iti-ādi—and so on; pracāra—are known; bhava-rupa—in the form of ecstatic love; maha-bhava—of higher ecstatic love; laksana-rupa—there are many symptoms; ara—other. ¶
Translation
“Next are explained the symptoms of love of Godhead, which can be divided into nine varieties, beginning with attraction up to ecstatic love and finally up to the topmost ecstatic love [mahābhāva]. ¶