Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .2.167
sthāyi-bhāvo ’tra sā caiṣām āmūlāt svayam ucchritā |
[sthaayi-bhaavo ’tra saa chaishaam aamoolaat svayam uchchritaa |]
kañcid viśeṣam āpannā premeti sneha ity api |
[kanchid vishesham aapannaa premeti sneha ity api |]
rāga ity ucyate cātra gaurava-prītir eva sā ||167||
[raaga ity uchyate chaatra gaurava-preetir eva saa ||167||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sthāyi-bhāvo ’tra sā caiṣām āmūlāt svayam ucchritā |
kañcid viśeṣam āpannā premeti sneha ity api |
rāga ity ucyate cātra gaurava-prītir eva sā ||167||
This gaurava-prīti-rati which spontaneously appears and spreads in the devotee’s heart is the sthāyi-bhāva of the rasa. This prīti, becoming excellent, becomes prema. When it becomes more elevated it becomes sneha, and it becomes even more elevated it is called rāga.
Purport
When this steady reverential devotion increases further, it is called love of Godhead in reverential devotion. Attraction and affection are two prominent symptoms of this stage.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary
This verse established the Sthāyi-bhāva.
My note
Source: vedabase.io