# Cc. Madhya 19.178 > প্রেম বৃদ্ধিক্রমে নাম — স্নেহ, মান, প্রণয় । > রাগ, অনুরাগ, ভাব, মহাভাব হয় ॥১৭৮॥ ## Text > prema vṛddhi-krame nāma—sneha, māna, praṇaya > rāga, anurāga, bhāva, mahābhāva haya ## Synonyms *prema*—ecstatic love for God; *vṛddhi-krame*—in terms of progressive increase; *nāma*—named; *sneha*—affection; *māna*—abhorrence; *praṇaya*—love; *rāga*—attachment; *anurāga*—further attachment; *bhāva*—ecstasy; *mahā-bhāva*—great ecstasy; *haya*—are. ## Translation **"The basic aspects of prema, when gradually increasing to different states, are affection, abhorrence, love, attachment, further attachment, ecstasy and great ecstasy.** ## Purport In the *Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu* (3.2.84) *sneha* (affection) is described as follows: > sāndraś citta-dravaṁ kurvan > premā 'sneha' itīryate > kṣaṇikasyāpi neha syād > visleṣasya sahiṣṇutā "That aspect of *prema* in which the melting of the heart for the lover is concentrated is called *sneha,* or affection. The symptom of such affection is that the lover cannot for a moment remain without the association of the beloved." A description of *māna* can be found in *Madhya-līlā* (Chapter Two, verse 66). Similarly, a description of *praṇaya* is also there. As far as *rāga* is concerned, *Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu* (3.2.87) says: > snehaḥ sa rāgo yena syāt > sukhaṁ duḥkham api sphuṭam > tat-sambandha-lave 'py atra > prītiḥ prāṇa-vyayair api "That stage at which affection for the beloved converts unhappiness into happiness is called *rāga,* or attachment. When one has such attachment for Kṛṣṇa, he can give up his own life to satisfy his beloved Kṛṣṇa." *Anurāga, bhāva* and *mahābhāva* are described in the Sixth Chapter of *Madhya-līlā,* verse 13. The purport to that verse explains *adhirūḍha-mahābhāva.*