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unmadera laksana, karaya krsna-sphurana, bhavavese uthe pranaya mana

solluntha-vacana-riti, mana, garva, vyaja-stuti, kabhu ninda, kabhu va sammana

SYNONYMS

unmadera laksana—the symptoms of madness; karaya—causes; krsna—Lord Krsna; sphurana—impetus; bhava-avese—in an ecstatic condition; uthe—awakens; pranaya—love; mana—disdain; solluntha-vacana—of disrespect by sweet words; riti—the way; mana—honor; garva—pride; vyaja-stuti—indirect prayer; kabhu—sometimes; ninda—blasphemy; kabhu—sometimes; va—or; sammana—honor.

The symptoms of madness served as an impetus for remembering Krsna.

The mood of ecstasy awoke love, disdain, defamation by words, pride, honor and indirect prayer.

Thus Sri Krsna was sometimes blasphemed and sometimes honored.

PURPORT

The word unmada is explained in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu as extreme joy, misfortune and bewilderment in the heart due to separation.

Symptoms of unmada are laughing like a madman, dancing, singing, performing ineffectual activities, talking nonsense, running, shouting and sometimes working in contradictory ways.

The word pranaya is explained thus: When there is a possibility of receiving direct honor but it is avoided, that love is called pranaya.

Srila Rupa Gosvami, in his Ujjvala-nilamani, explains the word mana thus: When the lover feels novel sweetness by exchanging hearty loving words but wishes to hide his feelings by crooked means, mana is experienced.