SB 10.39.14

In the description of the rāsa dance, degrees of prema were described in different gopīs. Three verses show in succession higher degrees of prema. It was described in the explanation of the previous verse that some gopīs personally heard the announcement. Just on hearing they became aggrieved-- not by first taking a few seconds understand the meaning. The second line also describes gopīs who heard and instantly became aggrieved, since it indicates their activities and is mentioned in the same verse. Since they became aggrieved simply on hearing, and then their clothing and hair slackened, what would happen if they contemplated the meaning? These two types, nitya-siddhas, are the best, because of their spontaneous emotions. Those who became grieved on understanding Akrūra would take him away (mentioned in the commentary of the previous verse) are sādhana-siddhas, since the emotion is not spontaneous. The second type mentioned in this verse is superior to the first type, since the first has less intense prema than the latter. The first line describes Bhadrā and others, whose tilaka (mukha-śrīyah) immediately became pale by their heavy breathing. What to speak of their complexion. That they all became aggrieved should be understood in all the descriptions of the different gopīs. The latter gopīs also exhibit the symptoms of the previous types. The gopīs whose clothing became loose are Śyāmala and others. Their clothing became loose because they became thin.