Vijaya Kumāra relished the aspects of mādhurya-bhāva that he had heard the previous day, and he was still in this mood when he again presented himself before Śrī Gurudeva. He offered praṇāma, and inquired from him submissively, “Prabhu, I have understood about vibhāva, anubhāva, sāttvika - bhāva, and vyabhicārī - bhāva, and also the svarūpa of sthāyībhāva. However, although I have combined these four kinds of ingredients with sthāyībhāva, I still cannot awaken rasa. Why is this?”
Dear Vijaya, you will not be able to awaken rasa in sthāyībhāva until you have become conversant with the svarūpa (intrinsic nature) of śṛṅgāra-rasa. Vijaya: What is śṛṅgāra-rasa? Gosvāmī: Śṛṅgāra is the super-excellent and profuse transcendental charm of madhura - rasa. There are two kinds of śṛṅgāra: vipralambha (love in separation) and sambhoga (meeting and performing joyful transcendental pastimes together).