Asht Sattvik Bhav
There are 8 signs of love which can appear in a divine body.
1. Stambh (स्तम्भ) - Body turns stiff like an pillar
2. Swed (स्वेद) - Sweating Profusely
3. Romanch (रोमांच) - Goosebumps (Hair all over the body stand erect) out of ecstasy or extreme joy
4. Swar bhed (स्वर भेद) - Voice quivers and changes
5. Vaipathu (वैपथु) - Body shivers in extreme love
6. Vaivarna (वैवर्ण) - Complexion turns pale as if drained of all blood
7. Ashru (अश्रु) - Incessantly shedding tears
8. Pralaya (प्रलय) - 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.
2. Swed (स्वेद) - Sweating Profusely
3. Romanch (रोमांच) - Goosebumps (Hair all over the body stand erect) out of ecstasy or extreme joy
4. Swar bhed (स्वर भेद) - Voice quivers and changes
5. Vaipathu (वैपथु) - Body shivers in extreme love
6. Vaivarna (वैवर्ण) - Complexion turns pale as if drained of all blood
7. Ashru (अश्रु) - Incessantly shedding tears
8. Pralaya (प्रलय) - 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.
When these signs appear and disappear frequently they are called Dhoomaayit (धूमायित) Sattvik Bhav .
एक दो सात्विक भाव गोविंद राधे । प्रकट हों तो धूमायित बता दे ॥ - 5660
eka do sātvika bhāva goviṃda rādhe । prakaṭa hoṃ to dhūmāyita batā de ॥ - 5660
eka do sātvika bhāva goviṃda rādhe । prakaṭa hoṃ to dhūmāyita batā de ॥ - 5660
When two or three Sattvik bhav appear and remain for some time, it is called Jwalit (ज्वलित) Sattvik bhav.
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
do tīna sātvika bhāva goviṃda rādhe । prakaṭa hoṃ to jvalita batā de ॥ - 5661
When three or four Sattvik bhav appear simultaneously and stay for sometime; they are called Deept (दीप्त) Sattvik bhav.
चार पाँच सात्विक भाव गोविंद राधे । प्रकट हों तो दीप्त बता दे ॥ - 5662
cāra pām̐ca sātvika bhāva goviṃda rādhe । prakaṭa hoṃ to dīpta batā de ॥ - 5662
cāra pām̐ca sātvika bhāva goviṃda rādhe । prakaṭa hoṃ to dīpta batā de ॥ - 5662
When five or six Sattvik bhav are revealed simultaneously and are stable they are called Uddeept (उद्दीप्त) Sattvik bhav.
सात आठ सात्विक भाव गोविंद राधे । प्रकट हों तो उद्दीप्त बता दे ॥ - 5663
sāta āṭha sātvika bhāva goviṃda rādhe । prakaṭa hoṃ to uddīpta batā de ॥ - 5663
sāta āṭha sātvika bhāva goviṃda rādhe । prakaṭa hoṃ to uddīpta batā de ॥ - 5663
When all eight Sattvik bhav are revealed simultaneously, then they are called Sudeept (सूद्दीप्त) Sattvik bhav.
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यही उद्दीप्त भाव गोविंद राधे । महाभाव में सुद्दीप्त बता दे ॥ - 5664
yahī uddīpta bhāva goviṃda rādhe । mahābhāva meṃ suddīpta batā de ॥ - 5664 PLEASE NOTE:
Appearance of all these asht sattvik bhav are extremely rare
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Jagadguruttam Swami Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj
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दास्य सख्य माधुर्य गोविंद राधे। भाव में आठ सात्विक भाव बता दे ॥ राधा गोविंद गीत 5658
dāsya sakhya mādhurya goviṃda rādhe। bhāva meṃ āṭha sātvika bhāva batā de ॥ rādhā goviṃda gīta 5658
dāsya sakhya mādhurya goviṃda rādhe। bhāva meṃ āṭha sātvika bhāva batā de ॥ rādhā goviṃda gīta 5658
Saints of vatsalya bhav exhibit one more sattvik bhav called stan-dugdh which means let down of milk. Like when Uddhav Ji visited Braj he met mother Yashoda as well. As mother Yashoda heard about Shri Krishna, she was overcome with love for Him and milk started dripping from her body.
वात्सल्य भाव में तो गोविंद राधे। एक भाव और स्तन-दुग्ध बता दे ॥ राधा गोविंद गीत 5659
vātsalya bhāva meṃ to goviṃda rādhe। eka bhāva aura stana-dugdha batā de ॥ rādhā goviṃda gīta 5659
vātsalya bhāva meṃ to goviṃda rādhe। eka bhāva aura stana-dugdha batā de ॥ rādhā goviṃda gīta 5659
Occasionally and for a short duration a glimpse of a couple of these symptoms might appear in material bodies as well (2). When such symptoms appear in material bodies they are called ratyābhāsa (रत्याभास). Some people deeply study scriptures, some might have practiced a lot of real bhakti. When such spiritually inclined people find themselves in a spiritual atmosphere then ratyābhāsa might appear in their body. However, those glimpses should not be mistaken for real asht sattvik bhav being described above.
The asht sattvik bhav appear exclusively in divine bodies aka they appear in bodies of jeev only after God-realization.
The asht sattvik bhav appear exclusively in divine bodies aka they appear in bodies of jeev only after God-realization.
