| Chapter 1 - Varieties of heroes
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| lnvoking auspiciousness | 1 |
| Sri Krsna | 1 |
| Krsna's features as pati and upapati | 2 |
| Pati | 2 |
| Upapati | 3 |
| Four types of pati and upapati | 3 |
| 1. Anukul- the faithful lover | 4 |
| 2. Daksina - the Expert lover | 5 |
| 3. Satha - the cheating lover | 6 |
| 4. Dhrsta - the bold and arrogant lover | 6 |
| Summary | 6 |
| Chapter 2 - Sahalas - Male friends who assist in the arrangements of Krsna's pastimes with the gopis
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| 1. Geta | 8 |
| 2. Vita | 8 |
| 3. Vidusaka | 8 |
| 4. Pitha-Marda | 9 |
| 5. Priya-narma-sakha | 10 |
| Four kinds of gopi heipers | 10 |
| Krsna personally arranges for His pastimes | 11 |
| Krsna's flure | 11 |
| Apta-duti - gopi-messenger | 11 |
| Chapter 3 - Svakiya and parakity - Lord Krsna's amorous lovers
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| 1. Svakiya | 12 |
| 2. Parakiya | 13 |
| Two groups of Parakiya-kanyaka and parodha | 14 |
| 1. Kanyaka - unmarried gopies | 16 |
| 2. Parodha - the wives of other | 16 |
| Three groups of gopis | 17 |
| 1. Sadhana-para | 17 |
| A. Yauthikis | 17 |
| 1. Munis | 17 |
| 2. Personified Upanisads | 17 |
| B. Ayauthiki gopis | 17 |
| 1. Pracina gopis | 18 |
| 2. Nava gopis | | 18 |
| 2. Devi | | 18 |
| 3. Nitya-Priya | | 18 |
| Chapter 4 - Srimati Radharani
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| Srimati Radharani's 16 ornaments | | 20 |
| Srimati Radharani's 12 ornaments | 21 | |
| Srimati Radharani's 25 chief qualities | 21 | |
| | 1. mashura - sweetnes | 22 |
| | 2. nava-vayah- fresh youthfulness | 22 |
| | 3. calapangi - restless eyes | 22 |
| | 4. ujjvala-smita - brightly smiling | 23 |
| | 5. curu-saubhagya-rekhadya-beautiful, auspicious lines | 23 |
| | 6. She makes Krsna happy with Her bodily aroma | 23 |
| | 7. expert at joking and speaking pleasantly | 23 |
| | 8. charming speech | 23 |
| | 9. expert at joking and speaking pleasantly | 23 |
| | 10. humble and meek | 24 |
| | 11. full of mercy | 24 |
| | 12. expert | 24 |
| | 13. cunning | 25 |
| | 14. shy | 25 |
| | 15. respectful | 25 |
| | 16. clam | 26 |
| | 17. grave | 26 |
| | 18. expert at enjoying life | 26 |
| | 19. situated at the topmost level of ecstatic love | 26 |
| | 20. the rescrvoir of loving affairs in Gokula | 26 |
| | 21. Her fame shines in all the universe | 27 |
| | 22. She is very affectionate to elderly people | 27 |
| | 23. Very submissive to the love of Her friends | 27 |
| | 24. the chief gopi | 27 |
| | 25. She always keeps Krsna under Her control | 28 |
| | The gopi-friends of Srimati Radharani | 28 |
| Chapter 5 - Varieties of heroines
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| Different categories of heroines | 30 | |
| 1. Mugdha - acharming innocent girl | 30 | |
| | 1. Nava-vayah - youthfulness | 30 |
| | 2. nava-kams- she is inexperienced in loving affairs | 31 |
| | 3. rattan vama- in loving affairs she acts in a contrary manner | 31 |
| | 4. sakhi-vasa - she is controlled by her friends | 31 |
| | Sa-vrida-rata - she is very shy in loving affairs | 31 |
| | 6. rosa-knta-paspa mauna - when her lover insults her, she becomes silent and tears flow from her eyes | 32 |
| | 7. Mane vimukhi - when her jealousy is aroused she spurns her lover | 30 |
| | Two types of jealous anger in the mugdha heroine | 33 |
| 2. Madhya - the middle gopi | 33 | |
| | 1. samana-lijja-madana -timid in aorous pastimes, just like the mugdha heroine | 33 |
| | 2. prodyat-tarnya-salini -situated in the age where youthful maturity is just beginning to manifest | 33 |
| | 3. kincit-pragalbohokti -sometimes her words show some signs of arrogance | 34 |
| | 4. mohama-surana-ksama-eager to enjoy amoious pastimes up to the point of fainting from conjugal bliss | 34 |
| | 5. mane komala - gentle in jealous anger | 34 |
| | 6. mane karkasa - harsh in jealous anger | 34 |
| | Three types of jealous anger in the Madhya heroine | 35 |
| | 1. Dhira quality in the Madhya heroine | 35 |
| | 2. Adhira quality in the Madhya heroine | 35 |
| | 3. Ubhaya quality in the Madhya heroine | 35 |
| 3. Pragalbha (a mature, clever, arrogant woman expert at controlling the lover) | 36 | |
| | 1. purana-tarunya - situated in the stage of fully manifested youthfulness | 36 |
| | 2. madandha - blinded by passion | 36 |
| | 3. uru-ratotsuka -filled with yearning to enjoy amorous pastimes | 37 |
| | 4. bhuri-bhavodgamabhijna - the simulataneous presence of many symptoms of ecstasy | 37 |
| | 5. rasakranta-vallabha-able to overwhelm her lover with the nectar of transcendental mellows | 37 |
| | 6. ati-praudhokti - her actions are those of a mature, proud woman | 38 |
| | 8. mane-camanta-karkasa- in jeaious anger she is extremely harsh and bitter | 38 |
| Three types of jealous anger in the pragalbha heroine | 38 | |
| | 1. Dhira-pragalbha | 38 |
| | 2. Adhira-pragalbha | 39 |
| | 3. Dhiradhira-paragalbha | 39 |
| Other categories of gopis | 40 | |
| Eight categories of gopis | 40 | |
| 1. Abhisarika | 41 | |
| | Jyotsni | 41 |
| | Tamasi | 41 |
| 2. Vasasajja | 42 | |
| 3. Utkanthita | 42 | |
| 4. Khandita | | 42 |
| 5. Viparalabdha | 43 | |
| 6. Kalahantarita | 43 | |
| 7. Prosita-bhartrka | 43 | |
| 8. Svadhina-bhartrka | 44 | |
| Three divisions among the eight categories of gopis | 44 | |
| | 1. Uttama | 45 |
| | 2. Madhyama | 45 |
| | 3. Kanistha | 45 |
| Chapter 6 - Yuthesvari-bheda - Varieties of leaders of the gopis
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| 1. Adhika - the most fortunate and qualified | 46 | |
| | Atyantiki-adhika | 47 |
| | Apeksiki-adhika | 47 |
| | Adhika-prakhara | 47 |
| | Adhika-madhya | 47 |
| | Adhika-mrdvi | 47 |
| 2. Sama- those whose good fortune and qualifications place them in an intermediate position | 47 | |
| | Same-prakhara | 47 |
| | Same-madhya | 48 |
| 3. Laghu - Those not as fortunate and qualified as the others | 48 | |
| | Laghu-Prakhara | 49 |
| | Laghu-madhya | 49 |
| | Laghu-mrdvi | 49 |
| Summary | | 50 |
| Chapter 7 - Duti-bheda-varieties of messengers
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| 1. | Svayanm-duti - a messenger who acts on her own volition | 51 |
| 1. | Vacika | 51 |
| | 1. Saksat - direct | 51 |
| | 1. Grava - the proud message | 51 |
| | where the words themselves conceal hidden meanings | 51 |
| | grava - arthottha - vyangya - a proud messahe where the hidden message is contained not in the words, but in the meaning | 52 |
| | 2. Aksepa - scolding | 52 |
| | aksepsa - sabdottha - vyangya - a rebuke with words that conceal a hidden meaning | 52 |
| | aksepsa - artho-vyangya - a rebuke where a secret message is concealed in the meaning | 53 |
| | 3. Yacna - an appeal | 53 |
| | a. Svartha-yacna | 54 |
| | b. svartha-yacna - with a direct meaning | 53 |
| | 2. Vyapadesa - a trick | 54 |
| | 2. Purahstha-visaya | 55 |
| 2. | Angika | 55 |
| | 1. cracking the fingers | 56 |
| | 2. prerending to be very concerned to cover the limbs of the body | 56 |
| | 3. scratching the ground with the toe | 56 |
| | 4. scratching the ear | 56 |
| | 5. applying tilaka | 56 |
| | 6. garments | 57 |
| | 7. moving the eyebrows | 57 |
| | 8. sakhi-tadanam | 57 |
| | 9. adhara-damsa | 57 |
| | 10. haradi-gumpha | 57 |
| | 11. mandana-sanjitam | 58 |
| | 12. dor-muladi-prakatanam | 58 |
| | 13. krsna-namabhilakhenam | 58 |
| | 14. tarau lataya yogah | 58 |
| 3. | Caksusa | 58 |
| | 1. netra-smitam | 58 |
| | 2. netradha-mudra
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| | 3. netranta-bharama | 59 |
| | 4. netranta-kunanam | 59 |
| | 5. saciksa | 59 |
| | 6. Vama-drk-preksa | 59 |
| | 7. kataksa | 60 |
| 2. | Duti-the gopi-messengers | 60 |
| | 1. amitartha | 60 |
| | 2. nisrstratha | 61 |
| | 3. patra-hari | 61 |
| Other categories of gopi-messengers | 61 | |
| | 1. silpakari-an artist | 61 |
| | 2. daivajna-an astrologer | 61 |
| | 3. lingini-an ascetic | 62 |
| | 4. paricarika -maidservants | 62 |
| | 5. dhatreyi- the daughter of Radharani's nurse | 62 |
| | 6. vana-devi-a forest-demigoddes | 62 |
| | 7. Sakhi-the friend who becomes a messenger | 63 |
| Tow kinds of messages | 63 | |
| | 1. Vacya | 63 |
| | 2. Vyangya | 63 |
| | krsnc vacyam | 64 |
| | Vyangyam | 64 |
| Two other kinds of messages | 65 | |
| | 1. Kriya-sadhya | 65 |
| | 2. Vacika | 65 |
| | 1. Vacya | 65 |
| | 2. Vyangya | 66 |
| | 1. sabda-vyangya | 66 |
| | 2. artha-vyangya | 66 |
| | 1. as a rebuke to the busband or another person | 66 |
| | 2. as praise of Lord Krsna or other | 66 |
| | 3. as a description of a certain place or thing | 66 |
| Chapter 8
| - Sakhi-prakaranam - Srimati Radharani's friends
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| | Different division of sakhis | 68 |
| | 1. Adhika -atyantika -adhika | 68 |
| | 1. prakhara | 68 |
| | 2. madhya | 69 |
| | 3. mrdvi | 69 |
| | Apeksika-adhika-trikam - three types of sakhis aspiring to become leaders | 69 |
| | 1. prakhara | 70 |
| | 2. madhya | 70 |
| | 3. mrdvi | 71 |
| 2. | Sama | 71 |
| 3. | Laghu-trikam | 71 |
| | 1. apeksika-laghu-prakhara | 72 |
| | 1.1 Vama - the left wing | 73 |
| | 1.2 daksina - the right wing | 73 |
| | Laghu-mrdvi | 74 |
| | 2. atyantika-laghu | 74 |
| division of the leaders of the sakhis | 74 | |
| Gopis who carries messages between Radha and Krsna | 74 | |
| | Nitya-nayika | 75 |
| | 1. samaksa- those directly spoken to Lord Krsna | 75 |
| | 1.1 sanketika - a message consisting of gestures | 75 |
| | 1.2 vacika - a message consisting of world | 75 |
| | Vyapadesa | 76 |
| | Nayika-parayas | 77 |
| | Sama-sakhis | 78 |
| | Sakhi-praya | 79 |
| | Nitya-sakhis | 79 |
| The activities of the sakihs | 81 | |
| Other groups of sakhis | 85 | |
| | 1. Asama-sneha | 85 |
| | 1.1 krsna-snehadhika | 86 |
| | 1.2 Priya-sakhyam snehadhika | 86 |
| Chapter 9
| - Hari-vallabhah-Lord krsna's beloved Topics
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| | Suhrt-paksa | 88 |
| | Tatastha-paksa | 88 |
| | Vi-paska | 89 |
| | 1. cadma - trickery | 89 |
| | 2. irsya - jealousy | 90 |
| | 3. garvita - pride | 91 |
| | 1. nhankara | 91 |
| | 2. abhimana | 91 |
| | 3. darpa | 92 |
| | 4. mocking the enemy | 92 |
| | 5. pride in one's own superiority | 93 |
| | Puns which contain veiled critisim | 93 |
| Chapter 10 - that when stimulates ecstatic love
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| 1. | Transecendental qualities | 97 |
| | 1. The qualities of the mind and intelligence | 97 |
| | 2. Qualities of speech | 97 |
| | 3. Qualities of body | 97 |
| 1. | youthfulness | 98 |
| | 1. vayah-sandhi | 98 |
| | 2. navya | 98 |
| | 3. vyaktam | 99 |
| | 4. purna | 99 |
| 2. | rupam | 100 |
| | 3. lavanyam | 100 |
| | 4. saundaryam | 101 |
| | 5. abhipupata | 101 |
| | 6. madhuryam - sweetness | 101 |
| | 7. madavam - delicateness | 102 |
| 2. | Names | 102 |
| 3. | Pastimes | 102 |
| | Nila | 102 |
| | 1. Charming pastimes | 103 |
| | 2. tandava-dancing | 103 |
| | 3. palying the flute | 103 |
| | 4. milking the surabhi cows | 103 |
| | 5. lifting Govardhana Hill | 103 |
| | 6. calling the surabhi cows | 104 |
| | 7. walking | 104 |
| 4. | Mandanam | 104 |
| | 1. garments | 104 |
| | 2. ornamesnt | 104 |
| | 3. Garlands and necklace | 105 |
| | 4. ointments and cosmetics | 105 |
| 5A. | Things directly touching the beloved | 105 |
| | 1. sound of flute | 105 |
| | 2. the sound of the buffalo-horn bugle | 105 |
| | 3. singing | 106 |
| | 4. sweet fragrance | 106 |
| | 5. the tinkling sounds of ornaments | 106 |
| | 6. footprints | 106 |
| | 7. the sound of the lute and other musical instruments | 106 |
| | 8. expert artistic craftsmanship | 107 |
| 5B. | Things near the beloved | 107 |
| | 1. remnants of flowers and other things offered to the beloved | 107 |
| | 2-3. Peacock features and gunja necklaces | 107 |
| | 4. mincral pigments from the hills and mountains | 108 |
| | 5. surbhi cows | 108 |
| | 6. stick | 108 |
| | 7. flute | 108 |
| | 8. glances of the beloved | 109 |
| | 9. glances of the beloved | 109 |
| | 10. dust raised by the cows | 109 |
| | 11. Vrndavan forest | 109 |
| | 12. the residents of the Vrndavana forest | 109 |
| | 12-1. birds | 109 |
| | 12-2. bumble-bees | 110 |
| | 12-3. deers | 110 |
| | 12-4&5. groves of trees and creepers | 110 |
| | 12-6. tulsi-devi | 110 |
| | 12-7. karnikara flowers | 110 |
| | 12-8. kadamba and other flowers | 111 |
| | 13. Govardhana Hill | 111 |
| | 14. yamuna river | 111 |
| | 15. the rasa-dance arena and other of Krsna's pastimes | 111 |
| 6. | Things not related | 111 |
| | 1. moonlight | 111 |
| | 2. clouds | 112 |
| | 3. lighting | 112 |
| | 4. springtime | 112 |
| | 5. autumn | 112 |
| | 6. full-moon | 112 |
| | 7. fragrant breeze | 113 |
| | 8. birds | 113 |
| Chapter 11 - Anubhava cestasy
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| 1. | Alankars | 114 |
| | bhava | 114 |
| | hava | 114 |
| | hela | 115 |
| | sobha | 115 |
| | kanti | 115 |
| | dipti | 115 |
| | madhurayam | 116 |
| | pragalbhata | 116 |
| | audaryam | 116 |
| | dhatryam | 117 |
| | lila | 117 |
| | vilasa | 117 |
| | vichitti | 118 |
| | vibrahama | 118 |
| | kila kincita-bhava | 119 |
| | Remembers of hears about Krsna | 119 |
| | Externally offended and angry, but within her heart happy | 120 |
| | Even though pleased by Krsna's gift, the heroine may pretend to proudly and angrily dislike it. | 120 |
| | lalitam | 121 |
| | vikrtam | 121 |
| | maugdhyam | 122 |
| | cakitam | 112 |
| 2. | Udbhasvaras | 122 |
| 3. | Vacika | 123 |
| | Alapa - very affectionate words | 123 |
| Chapter 12 - Sattvika cestasy
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| | Becoming stumed | 126 |
| | Perspiration | 126 |
| | Hair standing up | 127 |
| | Speaking broken words | 127 |
| | Trembling | 128 |
| | Turning pale | 129 |
| | Shedding tears | 129 |
| | Devastation | 130 |
| Three stages of ccstratic symptoms of ecstasy | 130 | |
| | Smokey (partly visible) symptoms of ecstasy | 130 |
| | Burming (move complete) | 130 |
| | Blazing (complete manifestation) | 130 |
| Chapter 13 - Vyablicaris
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| | Weakness | 134 |
| | Fatigue | 135 |
| | Intoxication | 135 |
| | Pride | 135 |
| | Anxicty | 136 |
| | Bewiderment | 137 |
| | Death | 137 |
| | Laziness | 138 |
| | Becoming stunned | 138 |
| | Shynace | 138 |
| | Concealing one's actual feelings | 139 |
| | Guessing | 140 |
| | Meditation | 140 |
| | Satisfaction | 141 |
| | Happiness | 141 |
| | Eagerness | 142 |
| | Harsh punishment | 142 |
| | Anger | 143 |
| | Envy | 143 |
| | Ficklences | 144 |
| | Sleep | 144 |
| | The beginning of love | 145 |
| | Meeting | 145 |
| Chapter 14 - Sthayi-bhava-steady eestasy
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| The stages of sthayi-bhava | 147 | |
| | Abhiyoga | 147 |
| | Visaya - sense-objects | |
| | 1. Sound | 148 |
| | 2. touch | 148 |
| | 3. form | 148 |
| | 4. taste | 149 |
| | 5. feagrance | 149 |
| | Eloquent words | 149 |
| | Sambandha- relationship | 149 |
| | Abhimana | 149 |
| | Pada, Vraja and Priya-jana | 150 |
| | Upama - similarity | 150 |
| | Svabhava | 151 |
| | Nisarga | 151 |
| | Svarupam | 151 |
| | Krsna-nistham - in Krsna | 151 |
| | lalana-nistham | 152 |
| | ubhaya-nistham | 152 |
| Three kinds of sthayi-bhava | 152 | |
| | Sadharani | 153 |
| | Samanjasa | 153 |
| | Samantha | 153 |
| | Different forms of Samantha love | 154 |
| | Prema | 155 |
| | Praudha- fully developed love | 155 |
| | madhya | 156 |
| | manda | 156 |
| | sneha | 157 |
| | 1. gharta-sncha-love like butter | 158 |
| | 2. madhu-sneha - love like honery | 158 |
| | mana - pride | 159 |
| | raga | 162 |
| | nila-ranga | 162 |
| | manjistha-raga | 162 |
| | anuraga | 163 |
| | maha-bhava | 164 |
| | 1. inability to tolerate the eyes blinking | 165 |
| | 2. agitation of the heart | 165 |
| | 3. perceiving a kalpa to be as long as a single moment | 165 |
| | 4. during a period of happiness becoming depressed because of apprechension of future suffering | 166 |
| | 5. becoming bewildered and forgetting everything, even one's own self | 165 |
| | 6. perceiving a single moment to be as long as a kalpa | 166 |
| Modana | 167 | |
| Suddipata-satvika | 167 | |
| Suncari-moha | 167 | |
| Udghurna and citra-jalpa | 169 | |
| Prajalpa | 169 | |
| Vijalpa | 170 | |
| Ujjalpa | 171 | |
| Sanjalpa | 171 | |
| Avajalpa | 171 | |
| Abhigalpita | 172 | |
| Ajalpa | 173 | |
| Pratijipla | 173 | |
| Madana | 174 | |
| Summary | 175 | |
| Chapter 15- Varieties of conjugal love
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| 1. | Love in separation | 176 |
| | Purvaraga | 176 |
| | Secing | 176 |
| | 1. directly seeing Krsna | 176 |
| | 2. secing Krsna in a picture | 176 |
| | 3. seeing Krsna in a dream | 177 |
| Hearing | | 177 |
| | hearing form the mouth of a trobadour | 177 |
| | hearing from the mouth of a gopi-messeringer | 177 |
| | hearing from the mouth of a gopi-friend | 177 |
| | Praudha | 178 |
| | Udvega | 178 |
| | Jagarya | 178 |
| | Tanava | 179 |
| | Jadima | 179 |
| | vairagya | 179 |
| | Vyadhi | 180 |
| | Unmadha | 180 |
| | Moha | 180 |
| | Decide to commit suicide | 181 |
| | Abhilasa | 181 |
| | Cinta | 181 |
| | Smrti | 182 |
| | Guna-kirtanam | 182 |
| | Sadharana rati | 182 |
| | Kama-lekha | 183 |
| | niraksara | 183 |
| | saksara | 183 |
| | Mana | 184 |
| | Mana based on a specific cause | 184 |
| | 1. directly hearing | 185 |
| | 2. directly seeing | 185 |
| | 3. by inferring some evidence | 186 |
| | Svapna | 187 |
| | Sama | 189 |
| | Dana | 190 |
| | Nati | 190 |
| | Upeksa | 190 |
| | Rasantaram and yadrcchikam | 191 |
| | Buddhi-purvam | 191 |
| | Influence of a particular place, time or hearing the flute | 192 |
| | Different kinds of separation | 193 |
| | Prema-vaicityyam | 193 |
| | Pravasa | 193 |
| | Abuddhi-purvaka | 194 |
| | Krsna's sentiments during separation | 196 |
| | Summary | 196 |
| Chapter 16 - Conjugal pleasure
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| | Sambhoga | 198 |
| | mukhya-sambhoga | 198 |
| | sanksipta | 198 |
| | sampanna-bhog | 199 |
| | pradhurbhava | 199 |
| | Gauna-sambhoga | 200 |
| | gauna | 200 |
| | Specific charming conjugal pastimes | 201 |
| | Lila-cauryam | 203 |
| | Lila-vilsa | 205 |
| | Ujjal Nilmani Kiranah | 206 |
| | A Ray of Light from the Ujjval Nilmani | 206 |
| | [Resplendent, bright blue sapphire, Sri Krsna] | 206 |
| | Sri Sri Krsna Saranam- I take shelter of Shri Krsna | 206 |
| | Nayak-vibhed - different kinds of divisions amongst heroes | 206 |
| | heroes | 206 |
| | Lila-vilasa | 208 |
| | Asta-nayika bhed - eight divisions amongst lovers | 209 |
| | Nayika ganer svabhava natures of lovers | 210 |
| | Nayika-vibhed-division amongst female lovers | 211 |
| | Duti Bhed-different kinds of sakhis | 212 |
| | Bayo Bhed -age differences | 212 |
| | Sattvik-symptoms of existential ecstatic love | 213 |
| | Byabhicari-further symptoms which express overwhelming ecstatic love | 213 |
| | Bhavot pattyadi | 213 |
| | Sthayi bhav - permanent mellow | 214 |
