Rādhā and Krishna’s Transcendental Emotions
1. Prema becomes a dancing guru to make Radha and Krishna's mind
and body his pupils. Thus Prema's dance begins-as Vrinda, Kundalata and all of
the sakhis become spectators!
2. With great zeal the Prema Guru decorates Radha and Krishna using the
bhava-alankaras of capalya (restlessness), autsukya (eagerness) and harsha
(elation)!
Capalya, autsukya and harsha are vyabhichari bhavas.
Capalya arises from attachment or resentment and causes one to act unrestrained
without judgement.
Autsukya is the impatience arising from the delay in attaining
one's goal. This brings about hastiness, anxiousness, facial contortion and
heavy breathing.
Harśa is the elation from seeing one's beloved.
3-4. Like a costume designer dressing a dancer before she goes on stage, prema
ornaments Radha with udbhāsvaras (shinings on body), beginning with jṛmbha,
all of the sāttvik emotions headed by the sūddīpta expression,
followed by seven ayatnajas (naturally inborn qualities) beginning with śobhā,
ten types of svabhāvaja (transcendental symptoms from one's own disposition) beginning with vilasa, and
three types of angaja (transcendental symptoms displayed as gestures) beginning with bhāva.
5. Finally, prema added the twenty-first and twenty-second charming ornaments (alankara)
named
maugdhya (eluding question about matters that are already known) and
cakita (a nāyikā's pretentious fear), leaving her fully dressed and decorated.