भक्त्यास्तु प्रेमरूपिण्या बीजं भावः प्रकीर्तितः ।
सुतरां भक्तिशास्त्रेषु पञ्चभावाः प्रकीर्तिताः ॥
Bhāva is declared to be the seed of that devotion which is of the very nature of prema. In the scriptures of devotion, five types of bhāvas are especially declared.
bhaktyāstu premarūpiṇyā bījaṃ bhāvaḥ prakīrtitaḥ |
sutarāṃ bhaktiśāstreṣu pañcabhāvāḥ prakīrtitāḥ ||1||
bhaktyāḥ — of devotion
tu — indeed
premarūpiṇyāḥ — which is of the very nature of prema
bījam — the seed
bhāvaḥ — bhāva (the sprout of devotion)
prakīrtitaḥ — is declared
sutarāṃ — especially
bhaktiśāstreṣu — in the scriptures of devotion
pañcabhāvāḥ — five types of bhāvas
prakīrtitāḥ — are declared
bhaktyāḥ premarūpiṇyāḥ, bījaṃ bhāvaḥ prakīrtitaḥ, bhaktiśāstreṣu, sutarāṃ pañcabhāvāḥ prakīrtitāḥ,
- bhaktyāḥ premarūpiṇyāḥ — of that devotion which is of the very nature of prema
- bījaṃ bhāvaḥ prakīrtitaḥ — the seed is declared to be bhāva
- bhaktiśāstreṣu, sutarāṃ pañcabhāvāḥ prakīrtitāḥ — in the scriptures of devotion, five types of bhāvas are especially declared
- Bhāva is defined here as the foundational stage (bīja) that precedes the full manifestation of prema.
- The text establishes a clear hierarchy where the internal state of the devotee (bhāva) is the essential prerequisite for the blossoming of divine love.
- The mention of "five bhāvas" sets the stage for the classification of devotional relationships (rasas) within the Vaiṣṇava tradition.
