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etasya mohanākhyasya
gatiṁ kāmapy upeyuṣaḥ
bhramābhā kāpi vaicitrī
divyonmāda itīryate
udghūrṇā-citra-jalpādyās
tad-bhedā bahavo matāḥ

Synonyms

etasya—of this; mohana-ākhyasya—mood known as mohana, or enchanting; gatim—progress; kāmapi—inexplicable; upeyuṣaḥ—having obtained; bhrama-abha—resembling bewilderment; kapi—some; vaicitrī—condition bringing about astonishment; divya-unmada—transcendental madness; iti—thus; īryate—it is called; udghūrṇā—of the name udghūrṇā; citra-jalpa—of the name citra-jalpa; adyah—and so on; tat-bhedah—different features of that; bahavah—many; matah—described. 

Translation

“When the ecstatic emotion of enchantment gradually progresses, it becomes similar to bewilderment. Then one reaches the stage of astonishment [vaicitrī], which awakens transcendental madness. Udghūrṇā and citra-jalpa are two among the many divisions of transcendental madness.” 

Purport

This is a quotation from the Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi (Sthāyibhāva-prakaraṇa 190). 

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