Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 23.50

dvividha 'vibhāva', — ālambana, uddīpana

vaḿśī-svarādi — 'uddīpana', kṛṣṇādi — 'ālambana'

SYNONYMS

dvi-vidha — two kinds; vibhāva — particular ecstasy; ālambana — the support; uddīpana — awakening; vaḿśī-svara-ādi — such as the vibration of the flute; uddīpana — exciting; kṛṣṇa-ādi — Kṛṣṇa and others; ālambana — the support.

TRANSLATION

"There are two kinds of particular ecstasies [vibhāva]. One is called the support, and the other is called the awakening. The vibration of Kṛṣṇa's flute is an example of the awakening, and Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself is an example of the support.

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