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CC Madhya 23.57



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 57

'rūḍha', 'adhirūḍha' bhāva—kevala 'madhure'
mahiṣī-gaṇera 'rūḍha', 'adhirūḍha' gopikā-nikare


SYNONYMS

rūḍha — advanced; adhirūḍha — highly advanced; bhāva — ecstasy; kevala — only; madhure — in the transcendental mellow of conjugal love; mahiṣī-gaṇera — of the queens of Dvārakā; rūḍha — advanced; adhirūḍha — highly advanced; gopikā-nikare — among the gopīs.


TRANSLATION

"Only in the conjugal mellow are there two ecstatic symptoms called rūḍha [advanced] and adhirūḍha [highly advanced]. The advanced ecstasies are found among the queens of Dvārakā, and the highly advanced ecstasies are found among the gopīs.


PURPORT

The adhirūḍha ecstasies are explained in the Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi (Sthāyi-bhāva-prakaraṇa 170):

rūḍhoktebhyo ‘nubhāvebhyaḥ kām apy āptā viśiṣṭatām
yatrānubhāvā dṛśyante so ‘dhirūḍho nigadyate

The very sweet attraction of conjugal love increases through affection, counterlove, love, attachment, subattachment, ecstasy and highly advanced ecstasy (mahābhāva). The platform of mahābhāva includes rūḍha and adhirūḍha. These platforms are possible only in conjugal love. Advanced ecstasy is found in Dvārakā, whereas highly advanced ecstasy is found among the gopīs.