Summary: The internal symptom of devotion is a stage of perfection. On that stage one worships Krishna in the mood of separation (vipralamabha). The Siksastakam describes this mood as follows: "My dear Lord Govinda, because of separation from you, I consider even a moment a great millennium, tears flow from my eyes like torrents of rains and I see the entire world as void. In my agitation a day never ends, for every moment seems like a millennium. Pouring incessant tears, my eyes are like clouds in the rainy season. The three worlds have become void because of separation from Govinda. I feel like I was burning alive in a slow fire."
