Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c8.s3.71
Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c8.s3.71
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c8.s3.71
The Sambhoga or Love-in-union is either directly (mukhya) or indirectly (gauṇa, as in a dream) fulfilled. Of each of these, again, four stages¹ are marked in order of intensity : Saṃkṣipta (brief e. g. occurring after Pūrva-rāga), Saṃkīrṇa (mixed with contrary feelings, e. g. occurring after Māna), Sampanna (developed, e.g. occurring after return from near Pravāsa), and Saṃṛddhimat (complete and excessive, e. g. occurring after return from distant Pravāsa). Its various elements are sight, touch, words, barring the way, Rāsa, sport in the river, stealing of garments, stealing of the flute, kissing, embracing etc. leading up to sexual union.