Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c8.s2.59

c8.s2.59

The eight orthodox Sāttvika Bhāvas are accepted, namely, Stambha (stupor), Sveda (perspiration), Romāñca (thrilling of the body), Svara-bhaṅga (break of voice), Vepathu (trembling), Vaivarnya (change of colour), Aśru (tears), and Pralaya (loss of consciousness); but each of these is further analysed, according as it springs from fear, pleasure, wonder, anger, jealousy, enthusiasm etc. The Sāttvikas are, however, not really Bhāvas or emotions, but external manifestations of them, and in later Poetics they are taken as kinds of Anubhāvas. Of these, since Pralaya or loss of consciousness would mean inaction, Jiva Gosvāmin (Priti-samdarbha, p. 730) points out that in Kṛṣṇa-rati, Pralaya causes cessation of outward action indeed but not of inward feeling for Kṛṣṇa. Jiva Gosvāmin includes Sāttvikas, as well as Udbhāsvaras, under Anubhāva.