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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 23.46

ei pañca sthāyī bhāva haya pañca ‘rasa’ ye-rase bhakta ‘sukhī’, kṛṣṇa haya ‘vaśa’
[ei pancha sthaayee bhaava haya pancha ‘rasa’ ye-rase bhakta ‘sukhee’, krishna haya ‘vasha’]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ei pañca sthāyī bhāva haya pañca ‘rasa’ ye-rase bhakta ‘sukhī’, kṛṣṇa haya ‘vaśa’
“These five transcendental mellows exist permanently. The devotee may be attracted to one of these mellows, and thus he becomes happy. Kṛṣṇa also becomes inclined toward such a devotee and comes under his control.

In the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (2.5.1), sthāyi-bhāva, permanent ecstasy, is thus described: aviruddhān viruddhāṁś ca bhāvān yo vaśatāṁ nayansu-rājeva virājeta sa sthāyī bhāva ucyatesthāyī bhāvo ’tra sa proktaḥ  śrī-kṛṣṇa-viṣayā ratiḥ “These moods (bhāvas) bring under control the favorable ecstasies (such as laughing) and unfavorable ecstasies (such as anger). When these moods continue to remain as kings, they are called sthāyi-bhāva, or permanent ecstasies. Continuous ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is called permanent ecstasy.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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