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Prīti-sandarbha · Reading 17 of 34

Sections 196–206

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Prīti · Sanskrit §196 · English §166

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[१९६] अत्र कृपा-रूपं तादृश-लीला-रूपं च माधुर्यम् अधिकं श्लाघितम् । तत्र श्री-सीता-वियोग-दुःखं च लीला-माधुर्यान्तर्गतम् एवेति न दोष इत्य् अपि दर्शितम् । तादृश-लीला च न प्राकृतवत् कामादि-सक्ततया, किन्तु स्वजन- विशेष-विषयक-कृपा-विशेषेणैवेत्य् आह- न वै स आत्मात्मवतां सुहृत्तमः सक्तस् त्रि-लोक्यां भगवान् वासुदेवः । न स्त्री-कृतं कश्मलम् अश्नुवीत न लक्ष्मणं चापि विहातुम् अर्हति ॥ [भ्प् ५.१९.६] स वै खलु त्रिलोक्यां न सक्तः । तत्र हेतुः । आत्मा परमात्मा भगवान् परिपूर्णैश्वर्यादिः वासुदेवः सर्वाश्रयश् चेति । किन्तु आत्मवताम् आत्मा स्वयम् एव नाथत्वेन विद्यते येषां तेषां स्व-विषयक-ममता-धारिणां भक्त-विशेषाणाम् इत्य् अर्थः । तेषाम् एव सुहृत्तमः । तस्माद् यथान्यो स्त्रीत्व-हेतुकं कश्मलश्नुवते तथा नासाव् अश्नुवीत । अतस् तस्या आत्मवत्त्वेनैव तादृश-कश्मल-हेतु-तत्-प्रीति-विषयतापीति भावः । तथा देवदूत-समयातिक्रमेण आत्मवतोऽपि लक्ष्मणस्य परित्यागो यः, स खलु नात्यन्तिक इत्य् आह, न लक्ष्मणम् इति । विहातुम् अपि नार्हति न शक्नोति । अनन्तरं झटित्य् एव स्वर्ग-स्थतया स्वागमनं प्रतीक्षमाणैस् तद्- आदिभिः सह स्वधिष्ण्यारोहात् । अधुनापि तेन सीतादिभिश् च सहैवास्मिन् (पगे १०१) किं-पुरुष-वर्षेऽप्य् अस्माभिर् दृश्यमानत्वात् । ततो मर्यादा- रक्षार्थम् एव किञ्चित् तत्-तद्-अनुकरणम् इति भावः ।

[196] atra kṛpā-rūpaṃ tādṛśa-līlā-rūpaṃ ca mādhuryam adhikaṃ ślāghitam | tatra śrī-sītā-viyoga-duḥkhaṃ ca līlā-mādhuryāntargatam eveti na doṣa ity api darśitam | tādṛśa-līlā ca na prākṛtavat kāmādi-saktatayā, kintu svajana- viśeṣa-viṣayaka-kṛpā-viśeṣeṇaivety āha- na vai sa ātmātmavatāṃ suhṛttamaḥ saktas tri-lokyāṃ bhagavān vāsudevaḥ | na strī-kṛtaṃ kaśmalam aśnuvīta na lakṣmaṇaṃ cāpi vihātum arhati || [BhP 5.19.6] sa vai khalu trilokyāṃ na saktaḥ | tatra hetuḥ | ātmā paramātmā bhagavān paripūrṇaiśvaryādiḥ vāsudevaḥ sarvāśrayaś ceti | kintu ātmavatām ātmā svayam eva nāthatvena vidyate yeṣāṃ teṣāṃ sva-viṣayaka-mamatā-dhāriṇāṃ bhakta-viśeṣāṇām ity arthaḥ | teṣām eva suhṛttamaḥ | tasmād yathānyo strītva-hetukaṃ kaśmalaśnuvate tathā nāsāv aśnuvīta | atas tasyā ātmavattvenaiva tādṛśa-kaśmala-hetu-tat-prīti-viṣayatāpīti bhāvaḥ | tathā devadūta-samayātikrameṇa ātmavato'pi lakṣmaṇasya parityāgo yaḥ, sa khalu nātyantika ity āha, na lakṣmaṇam iti | vihātum api nārhati na śaknoti | anantaraṃ jhaṭity eva svarga-sthatayā svāgamanaṃ pratīkṣamāṇais tad- ādibhiḥ saha svadhiṣṇyārohāt | adhunāpi tena sītādibhiś ca sahaivāsmin (page 101) kiṃ-puruṣa-varṣe'py asmābhir dṛśyamānatvāt | tato maryādā- rakṣārtham eva kiñcit tat-tad-anukaraṇam iti bhāvaḥ |

English translation

English witness · section(s) 166

Anuccheda 166

Yuddha-vira rasa is also seen in this description of the killing of Jaraasanda in srimad-Bhagavatam (10.72.41-42):

sancintyari-vadhopayam bhimasyamogha-darsanah darsayam asa vitapam patayann iva samjaya

"Having determined how to ikill the enemy, that Lord of infallible vision made a sign to Bhima by tearing in half a branch of a tree.

tad vijnaya maha-sattvo bhimah praharatam varah grhitva padayoh satrum patayam asa bhu-tale

"Understanding this sign, mighty Bhima, the best of fighters, seized his opponent by the feet and threw him to the gorund."

The meaning of these verses is clear. These verses were spoken by srila sukadeva Gosvami.

Prīti · Sanskrit §197 · English §167

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[१९७] पूर्वार्थम् एव स्थापयितुं भक्त्य्-एक-कारण-कारुण्य-प्रमुख-परम- माधुर्यं सर्वोर्ध्वम् आह द्वाभ्यां- न जन्म नूनं महतो न सौभगं न वाङ् न बुद्धिर् नाकृतिस् तोष-हेतुः । तैर् यद् विसृष्टान् अपि नो वनौकसश् चकार सख्ये बत लक्ष्मणाग्रजः ॥ [भ्प् ५.१९.७] महतः पुरुषाज् जन्म । सौभगं सौन्दर्यम् । आकृतिर् जातिः । यद् यस्मात् । तैर् जन्मादिभिर् विसृष्टान् त्यक्तान् अस्मान् तदीय-परम-भक्त-श्री- सीतान्वेषणादि-भक्ति-तुष्टत्वेन बताहो लक्ष्मणस्य सर्व-सद्-गुण-लक्ष्म- लक्षितस्य सुमित्रानन्दनस्याग्रजोऽपि सखित्वे कृतवान् दास्यायोग्यान् अपि सह- विहारादिना सखीन् इव कृतवान् इत्य् अर्थः । सुग्रीवम् उपलक्ष्य वा तथोक्तम् ।

[197] pūrvārtham eva sthāpayituṃ bhakty-eka-kāraṇa-kāruṇya-pramukha-parama- mādhuryaṃ sarvordhvam āha dvābhyāṃ- na janma nūnaṃ mahato na saubhagaṃ na vāṅ na buddhir nākṛtis toṣa-hetuḥ | tair yad visṛṣṭān api no vanaukasaś cakāra sakhye bata lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ || [BhP 5.19.7] mahataḥ puruṣāj janma | saubhagaṃ saundaryam | ākṛtir jātiḥ | yad yasmāt | tair janmādibhir visṛṣṭān tyaktān asmān tadīya-parama-bhakta-śrī- sītānveṣaṇādi-bhakti-tuṣṭatvena batāho lakṣmaṇasya sarva-sad-guṇa-lakṣma- lakṣitasya sumitrānandanasyāgrajo'pi sakhitve kṛtavān dāsyāyogyān api saha- vihārādinā sakhīn iva kṛtavān ity arthaḥ | sugrīvam upalakṣya vā tathoktam |

English translation

English witness · section(s) 167

Anuccheda 167

Now raudra-rasa (anger) will be considered. Here the object (visaya) of loving anger is Lord Krsna and the person who feels the anger (adhara) is the dear devotee. When Lord Krsna is the object of anger the anger is either favorable, unfavorable, or unfavorable for the angry person. As before in the situation when Lord Krsna was the object of love, Lord Krsna is here the primary (mula) alambana. When teh anger is directed to someone other than Lord Krsna, then that person is a secondary (bahiranga) alambana. There may be the following kinds of raudra-rasa: 1. When a gopi, because of bewilderment or some other cause, is very angry at Lord Krsna, 2. when the family elders or other persons become angry to learn that the young gopis or other persons are meeting with Krsna, 3. when a devotee concerned for Lord Krsna's welfare is angry at another person for not properly protecting or caring for or dealing with Krsna, 4. the demons or others who try to harm Lord Krsna, and 5. a person who, angry at Lord Krsna, harms himself by preventing himself from associating with Lord Krsna. Here the uddipanas are insults hurled in anger and other like things. The anubhavas are striking blows with one's hand and other like actions. The vyabhicaris are becoming agitated and manifesting other like emotions. The sthayi-bhava is loving anger. The anger the elder gopis feel toward Lord Krsna is also loving anger. Because they are residents of Vraja, the elder gopis are by nature filled with love toward Lord Krsna. They certainly desire His welfare. Of these five kinds of raudra-rasa the first three will be discussed in another place. The last two are described in these words of srimad-Bhagavatam (10.74.41):

tatah pandu-sutah kruddha matsya-kaikaya-srnjayah udayudhah samuttasthuh sisupala-jighamsavah

"Then the sons of Pandu became furious, and toegther with the warriors of the Matsya, Kaikaya, and srnjaya clans, they rose up from their seats with weapons poised, ready to kill sisupala."

The meaning of this verse is clear. This verse was spoken by srila sukadeva Gosvami.

Prīti · Sanskrit §198 · English §168

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[१९८] तस्मात्- सुरो ऽसुरो वाप्य् अथ वानरो नरः सर्वात्मना यः सुकृतज्ञम् उत्तमम् भजेत रामं मनुजाकृतिं हरिं य उत्तरान् अनयत् कोसलान् दिवम् इति ॥ [भ्प् ५.१९.८] पूर्वं स्वरूप-ज्ञान-मय-भक्त्या मनुज-कृताव् एव परम-स्वरूपत्वं दर्शितवान् । सम्प्रति माधुर्य-ज्ञान-मय-भक्त्यापि विशिष्य तम् एवाराधयति मनुजाकृतिं हरिम् इति । तत्रापि श्री-कपिलादिकं व्यावर्तयति रामम् इति । उत्तमम् असमोर्ध्व-गुणं सुकृतज्ञं स्वल्पयापि भक्त्या सन्तुष्यन्तम् इति । ॥ ५.१९ ॥ श्री-हनूमान् ॥ १९३-१९८ ॥

[198] tasmāt- suro 'suro vāpy atha vānaro naraḥ sarvātmanā yaḥ sukṛtajñam uttamam bhajeta rāmaṃ manujākṛtiṃ hariṃ ya uttarān anayat kosalān divam iti || [BhP 5.19.8] pūrvaṃ svarūpa-jñāna-maya-bhaktyā manuja-kṛtāv eva parama-svarūpatvaṃ darśitavān | samprati mādhurya-jñāna-maya-bhaktyāpi viśiṣya tam evārādhayati manujākṛtiṃ harim iti | tatrāpi śrī-kapilādikaṃ vyāvartayati rāmam iti | uttamam asamordhva-guṇaṃ sukṛtajñaṃ svalpayāpi bhaktyā santuṣyantam iti | || 5.19 || śrī-hanūmān || 193-198 ||

English translation

English witness · section(s) 168

Anuccheda 168

Raudra-rasa is also seen in these words of srimad-Bhagavatam (10.39.26):

maitad-vidhasyakarunasya nama bhud akrura ity etad ativa darunah yo 'sav anasvasya su-duhkhitam janam priyat priyam nesyati param adhvanah

"He who is doing this merciless deed should not be called Akrura. He is so extremely cruel that without even trying to console the sorrowful residents of Vraja, he is taking away Krsna, who is more dear to us than life itself."

The meaning of this verse is clear. This verse was spoken by the gopis.

Prīti · Sanskrit §199 · English §169

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[१९९] तथा मैवं विभोऽर्हति [भ्प् १०.२३.३१] इत्य् आदौ प्रेष्ठो भवांस् तनुभृतां किल बन्धुर् आत्मा [भ्प् १०.२९.३२] इत्य् अत्रापि नर्मालाप-मय-श्लेषम् अङ्ग्या स्वीय-भावोत्कर्षेण रसोल्लासः पुरतो दर्शनीयः । अथायोग्य-गौण- सङ्गत्यापि मुख्यस्योल्लासो यथा त्वक्-श्मश्रु-रोम-नख-केश- [भ्प् १०.६०.४५] इत्य् आदिकं श्री-रुक्मिणी-वाक्यम् । अत्र प्रतीपत्वेनायोग्यस्यापि बीभत्स्यस्य सङ्गतिः प्रकृत-कृष्ण-विषयक-कान्त-भाव-प्रशंसा-कारि- वचन-भङ्ग्यैव कृतेति तद्-उत्कर्षायैव जाता । ततो रसोल्लास एवेति । तथान्यत्र- एताः परं स्त्रीत्वम् अपास्तपेशलं निरस्त-शौचं बत साधु कुर्वते । यासां गृहात् पुष्कर-लोचनः पतिर् न जात्व् अपैत्य् आहृतिभिर् हृदि स्पृशन् ॥ [भ्प् १.१०.३०] स्त्रीत्वं स्त्री-जातिः । सा च श्री-रुक्मिण्याद्य्-अवर-तज्-जाति-भेदत्वेनैवात्र गृहीता । अपास्त-पेशलत्वादिकं हि तज्-जात्य्-अन्तराश्रयं न तु रुक्मिण्याद्याश्रयम् । ताभिस् तासाम् अपि साधुत्व-करणात् । ततश् चान्यां तत्- तद्-दोष-युक्तां स्त्री-जातिम् अपि य निज-कीर्त्य्-आदिना शुद्धां कुर्वन्तीत्य् अर्थः । तासां तत्-तद्-दोष-रहित-सर्व-गुणालङ्कृतत्वे तद्-अवरासां साधुत्व-विधाने च हेतुम् आह यासाम् इति । स्वयं तथाविधोऽपि आहृतिभिः प्रेयसी-जनोचित-गुण (पगे १०२) -समाहारैर् या एव हृदि स्पृशन् मनस्यासज्जन् यासां गृहाद् अपि न जात्व् अपैतीति । तस्माद् अत्रापि बीभत्स- सङ्गतिः पूर्ववद् व्याख्येया । ॥ १.१० ॥ कौरवेन्द्र-पुर-स्त्रियः ॥ १९९॥

[199] tathā maivaṃ vibho'rhati [BhP 10.23.31] ity ādau preṣṭho bhavāṃs tanubhṛtāṃ kila bandhur ātmā [BhP 10.29.32] ity atrāpi narmālāpa-maya-śleṣam aṅgyā svīya-bhāvotkarṣeṇa rasollāsaḥ purato darśanīyaḥ | athāyogya-gauṇa- saṅgatyāpi mukhyasyollāso yathā tvak-śmaśru-roma-nakha-keśa- [BhP 10.60.45] ity ādikaṃ śrī-rukmiṇī-vākyam | atra pratīpatvenāyogyasyāpi bībhatsyasya saṅgatiḥ prakṛta-kṛṣṇa-viṣayaka-kānta-bhāva-praśaṃsā-kāri- vacana-bhaṅgyaiva kṛteti tad-utkarṣāyaiva jātā | tato rasollāsa eveti | tathānyatra- etāḥ paraṃ strītvam apāstapeśalaṃ nirasta-śaucaṃ bata sādhu kurvate | yāsāṃ gṛhāt puṣkara-locanaḥ patir na jātv apaity āhṛtibhir hṛdi spṛśan || [BhP 1.10.30] strītvaṃ strī-jātiḥ | sā ca śrī-rukmiṇyādy-avara-taj-jāti-bhedatvenaivātra gṛhītā | apāsta-peśalatvādikaṃ hi taj-jāty-antarāśrayaṃ na tu rukmiṇyādyāśrayam | tābhis tāsām api sādhutva-karaṇāt | tataś cānyāṃ tat- tad-doṣa-yuktāṃ strī-jātim api ya nija-kīrty-ādinā śuddhāṃ kurvantīty arthaḥ | tāsāṃ tat-tad-doṣa-rahita-sarva-guṇālaṅkṛtatve tad-avarāsāṃ sādhutva-vidhāne ca hetum āha yāsām iti | svayaṃ tathāvidho'pi āhṛtibhiḥ preyasī-janocita-guṇa (page 102) -samāhārair yā eva hṛdi spṛśan manasyāsajjan yāsāṃ gṛhād api na jātv apaitīti | tasmād atrāpi bībhatsa- saṅgatiḥ pūrvavad vyākhyeyā | || 1.10 || kauravendra-pura-striyaḥ || 199||

English translation

English witness · section(s) 169

Anuccheda 169

Now bhayanaka-rasa (fear) willbe considered. Here the alambana is fear of pain or injury. The visaya (object) is Lord Krsna. The adhara is the devotee. In addition to feeling fear for Lord Krsna's well-being, sometime this rasa is manifest as the fear that one may be separated from Lord Krsna. Thus one may fear for Lord Krsna's sake or one may fear what will happen to one's own self because of his offenses to Loerd Krsna. Thus Lord Krsna may be the root (mula) alambana, or the devotee himself may be the root alambana. The uddipanas here are the causes of fear. This is described in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (2.1.15). There the word "vibhave" is in the locative case, and the word "yena" is in the instrumental case. Thus the visaya (object) may be either Lord Krsna or the devotee. When the devotee is the visaya and He fears separation from Lord Krsna, then the devotee is the secondary (bahiranga) alambana. When the devotee is the adhara (the person who fears for Lord Krsna's welfare, then Lord Krsna is the primary (antaranga) alambana. Here the uddipanas are fearful knitting of the eyebrows and other like actions. The anubhavas are withering of the face and other like actions. The vyabhicaris are restlessness and other like responses. The sthayi-bhava is fear impelled by love. The following example is seen in srimad-Bhagavatam (10.3.29):

janma te mayy asau papo ma vidyan madhusudana samudvije bhaved dhetoh kamsad aham adhira-dhih

"O Lord Krsna, You have now taken birth as my son. For this reason my mind is now restless with fear of Kamsa."

Here Lord Krsna is Himself the visaya. There is no other cause for fear. This verse was spoken by Devaki to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Prīti · Sanskrit §200 · English §170

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[२००] अथ गौणेष्व् अयोग्य-मुख्यानां सङ्गताव् अपि पूर्व-रीत्या रसोल्लासो, यथा- गोप्यो ऽनुरक्तमनसो भगवत्य् अनन्ते तत्सौहृदस्मितविलोकगिरः स्मरन्त्यः । ग्रस्ते ऽहिना प्रियतमे भृशदुःखतप्ताः शून्यं प्रियव्यतिहृतं ददृशुस् त्रिलोकम् ॥ [भ्प् १०.१६.२०] अत्र गौणः करुण-रस एव योग्यः । तत्र स्व-प्रतीपे सम्भोगाख्य उज्ज्वलस् त्व् अयोग्यः । तथापि तत्र स्मित-विलोकादि-रूप-तत्-सङ्गतिः स्मर्यमाण- मात्रत्वेन तत्-तद्-भावाभिव्यञ्जन-भङ्ग्या शोकम् उत्कर्षयति । ततो रसोल्लास एवेति । ॥ १०.६० ॥ श्री-शुकः ॥ २०० ॥

[200] atha gauṇeṣv ayogya-mukhyānāṃ saṅgatāv api pūrva-rītyā rasollāso, yathā- gopyo 'nuraktamanaso bhagavaty anante tatsauhṛdasmitavilokagiraḥ smarantyaḥ | graste 'hinā priyatame bhṛśaduḥkhataptāḥ śūnyaṃ priyavyatihṛtaṃ dadṛśus trilokam || [BhP 10.16.20] atra gauṇaḥ karuṇa-rasa eva yogyaḥ | tatra sva-pratīpe sambhogākhya ujjvalas tv ayogyaḥ | tathāpi tatra smita-vilokādi-rūpa-tat-saṅgatiḥ smaryamāṇa- mātratvena tat-tad-bhāvābhivyañjana-bhaṅgyā śokam utkarṣayati | tato rasollāsa eveti | || 10.60 || śrī-śukaḥ || 200 ||

English translation

English witness · section(s) 170

Anuccheda 170

Bhayanaka-rasa is also seen in thsi description of sankhacuda's wickedness (srimad-Bhagavatam 10.34.28):

krosantam krsna rameti vilokya sva-parigraham

"Hearing Their devotees crying out `Krsna! Rama!' and seeing that they were just like cows being stolen by a thief, Krsna and Balarama began to run after the demon."

The meaning of this verse is clear. This verse was spoken by srila sukadeva Gosvami.

Prīti · Sanskrit §201–202 · English §171

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[२०१] अथ मुख्येष्व् अयोग्य-सञ्चारि-सङ्गताव् अपि यथा ता वार्यमाना पतिभिः [भ्प् १०.२९.८] इत्य् आदि । अथ च तेषाम् अग्रे तादृशं चापल्यम् अयोग्यम् अपि तदानीं मोहातिरेकाभिव्यञ्जना-भङ्ग्या महाभावाख्यं सर्वानुसन्धान-रहितं कान्त-भावस्य उत्कर्षम् एव गमयामास । तत उल्लसत्य् एव रस इति । ॥ १०.२९ ॥ श्री-शुकः ॥ २०१ ॥ [२०२] एवम् उदाहरणान्तराण्य् अप्य् उन्नेयानि । अथ यद् उक्तम् अयोग्यस्योत्कर्षे तु रसाभासत्वस्यैव उल्लास इति तत्रोदाहरणम् - युवां न नः सुतौ साक्षात् प्रधान-पुरुषेश्वरौ [भ्प् १०.६५.१८] इति । अत्र पितृ-भावेनाभिव्यक्तस्य श्री-वसुदेवस्य एव योग्यं वात्सल्यम् अतिक्रम्य सङ्गता भक्तिर् न रसत्वायोपपद्यते इति । समाधानं च पूर्वानुसारेण श्री-बलदेव-वद् एव योजनीयम् । रसाभास-प्रसङ्गे समाधानानि चैतानि तेष्व् एव निर्दोषेषु क्रियन्ते । तद्-इतरेषु तु न तद्- अर्थम् अनुगृह्यते । तस्मात् सर्वथा परिहार्यस् तत्-प्रसङ्गः । योग्येन योग्य-सङ्गत्या रसोल्लासस्योदाहरणानि तु स्वयम् उह्यानि । ॥ १०.६५ ॥ श्री-वसुदेवः ॥ २०२ ॥

[201] atha mukhyeṣv ayogya-sañcāri-saṅgatāv api yathā tā vāryamānā patibhiḥ [BhP 10.29.8] ity ādi | atha ca teṣām agre tādṛśaṃ cāpalyam ayogyam api tadānīṃ mohātirekābhivyañjanā-bhaṅgyā mahābhāvākhyaṃ sarvānusandhāna-rahitaṃ kānta-bhāvasya utkarṣam eva gamayāmāsa | tata ullasaty eva rasa iti | || 10.29 || śrī-śukaḥ || 201 || [202] evam udāharaṇāntarāṇy apy unneyāni | atha yad uktam ayogyasyotkarṣe tu rasābhāsatvasyaiva ullāsa iti tatrodāharaṇam - yuvāṃ na naḥ sutau sākṣāt pradhāna-puruṣeśvarau [BhP 10.65.18] iti | atra pitṛ-bhāvenābhivyaktasya śrī-vasudevasya eva yogyaṃ vātsalyam atikramya saṅgatā bhaktir na rasatvāyopapadyate iti | samādhānaṃ ca pūrvānusāreṇa śrī-baladeva-vad eva yojanīyam | rasābhāsa-prasaṅge samādhānāni caitāni teṣv eva nirdoṣeṣu kriyante | tad-itareṣu tu na tad- artham anugṛhyate | tasmāt sarvathā parihāryas tat-prasaṅgaḥ | yogyena yogya-saṅgatyā rasollāsasyodāharaṇāni tu svayam uhyāni | || 10.65 || śrī-vasudevaḥ || 202 ||

English translation

English witness · section(s) 171

Anuccheda 171

Another example of bhayanaka-rasa is seen in these words of srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.10):

atah ksamasvacyuta me rajo-bhuvo hy ajanatas tvat-prthag-isa-maninah ajavalepandha-tamo-'ndha-caksusa eso 'nukampyo mayi nathavan iti

"O infallible Lord, because I was born from the mode of passion, I was foolish, and because my eyes were blinded by the darkness of Your illusory potency, I foolishly thought I was a great controller independent of You. Please think of me in this way: `He is my servant. I should forgive him.' "

The meaning of this verse is clear. This verse was spoken by the demigod Brahma to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Prīti · Sanskrit §203 · English §172

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[२०३] अथ तत्-प्रीति-विशेष-मया रसाः प्रकर्तव्याः । तत्र शान्तापर-नामा ज्ञान- भक्ति-मयो रसः । तत्रालम्बनः पर-ब्रह्मत्वेन स्फुरन् ज्ञान-भक्ति- विषयश् चतुर्भुजादि-रूपः श्री-भगवान् । तद्-आधारा भगवल्-लीला-गत- महा-ज्ञानि-भक्ताश् च । तत्र भगवान् एवं तदैव भगवान् अरविन्द- नाभः [भ्प् ३.१५.२७] इत्य् आदिभिः श्री-सनकादीनां वैकुण्ठ-गमने दर्शितः । ज्ञानि-भक्ताश् च आत्मारामाश् च मुनयः [भ्प् १.७.१०] इत्य् आदिना वर्णिताः । तेषु च श्री-चतुःसनाद्या (पगे १०३) एव तादृशाः । श्री- शुकदेवस्य तु लीला-रस-माधुर्याकृष्टतया श्री-भागवताभिनिवेशाद् यत्रैव श्रीमद्-भागवतं सर्वोत्तमत्वम् अभिप्रैति तत्रैव गृध्नुना भवेत् । अथोद्दीपनाश् च तस्य गुण-क्रिया-द्रव्य-प्रायाः तत्र गुणाः । सच्-चिद्- आनन्द-सान्द्राङ्गत्वं, सदा स्वरूप-सम्प्राप्तत्वं, भगवत्त्वं, परमात्मत्वं, विद्या-शक्ति-प्रधानत्वं, विभुत्वं, हतारि-मुक्ति- दायकत्वं, शान्त-भक्त-प्रियत्वं, समत्वं, दान्तत्वं, शान्तत्वं, शुचित्वं, अद्भुत-रूपवत्त्वम् इत्य् आदयः । क्रियाश् च भक्त-पालनाद्याः । द्रव्याणि च महोपनिषज्-ज्ञानि-भक्त-पाद-रजस्-तुलसी-तदीय-स्थानादीनि । अथानुभावाः । तत्-तद्-गुणादि-प्रशंसा पर-ब्रह्म-परमात्मादि- नामोच्चारणं ब्रह्म-सुखावधीरणा-पूर्वक-भगवद्-उन्मुखत्वम् इत्य् आदयः । नासाग्र-न्यस्त-दृष्टित्वावधूत-चेष्टा-ज्ञान-मुद्रादि-पूर्वक- जृम्भाङ्ग-मोटन-हरि-नति-स्तुति-प्रभृतयश् च । सात्त्विकाश् च प्रायः प्राकृता एव । अथ सञ्चारिणः । निर्वेद-धृति-हर्ष-मति-स्मृति-विषादोत्सुकतावेग- वितर्काद्याः । अथ स्थायी ज्ञान-भक्तिः । सा च- यो ऽन्तर्हितो हृदि गतो ऽपि दुरात्मनां त्वं । सो ऽद्यैव नो नयन-मूलम् अनन्त राद्धः ॥ [भ्प् ३.१५.४६] इत्य् आदिभिर् व्यञ्जिता । तन्-मय-रस-व्यञ्जकं च तत्रैव-- तस्यारविन्द-नयनस्य पदारविन्द- किञ्जल्क-मिश्र-तुलसी-मकरन्द-वायुः । अन्तर्-गतः स्व-विवरेण चकार तेषां सङ्क्षोभम् अक्षर-जुषाम् अपि चित्त-तन्वोः ॥ [भ्प् ३.१५.४३] इत्य् आदिकम् । अत्रारविन्द-नयन आलम्बनः । वायुर् उद्दीपनः । तनु-सङ्क्षोभ-रूप उद्भास्वर-विशेषः सात्त्विक-विशेषश् चानुभावः । चित्त-सङ्क्षोभ-रूपो हर्षः सञ्चारी । अक्षर-जुषाम् अपीति निर्देश-विशिष्टेन तन्-निर्देशेन लब्धा ज्ञान-भक्तिः स्थायी । तत्-समूहस्यैकत्रानुभवेन समर्थनात् ज्ञान- भक्ति-मयो रस इति विवेचनीयम् । अथ भक्ति-मयेषु रसेषु आश्रय-भक्ति-मयो रस उदाहृइयते । तत्रालम्बनः पालकत्वेन स्फुरन्न् आश्रय-भक्त्य्-आश्रयः श्री-कृष्णस् तदा धारास् तल्-लीला-गत-परम-पाल्याश् च । अत्र श्री-कृष्णोऽन्यत्रत्येषु श्रीमन्-नराकारता-प्रधानः परमेश्वराकारश् च । श्रीमद्-व्रज-वासिषु तु पर-मधुर-परम-प्रभाव-श्रीमन्- नराकार एव । अथ ते पाल्या द्विविधाः । साधारणाः प्रपञ्च-कार्याधिकृता बहिरङ्गाः तदीय-चरण-च्छायैक-जीवनाश् चान्तराङ्गाः । तत्र पूर्वेषां ब्रह्म- शिवादयस् तु भक्ति-विशेष-सद्-भावात् तद्-अन्तरङ्गा एव । अथोत्तरे त्रिविधाः । साधारणाः श्री-यदु-पुर-वासिनः । श्रीमद्-व्रज-पुर- वासिनश् च । तत्र प्रथमे जरासन्ध-बद्ध-राजादयो मुनि-विशेषादयश् च । उत्तर-वर्ग-द्वयं श्रेणी-जनादिकम् । अथोद्दीपनेषु गुणाः । तत्र परमेश्वराकारावलम्बनानां भगवत्त्वम् अवतारावई-बीजत्वम् आत्मारामाकर्षित्वं पुतनादीनाम् अपि तद्-वेशानुकरणेन महा-भक्त- भाव-दातृत्वं परमात्मत्वम् अनन्त-ब्रह्माण्डाश्रयैक-रोम- विवरांशत्वम् इत्य् आदयो वक्ष्यमाण-मिश्राः । श्रीमन्- नराकारावलम्बनानां कृपाम्बुधित्वम् आश्रित-पालकत्वम् अविचिन्त्य-महा- शक्तित्वं परमाराध्यत्वं सर्वज्ञत्वं सुदृढ-व्रतत्वं समृद्धिमत्त्वं क्षमा-शीलत्वं दाक्षिण्यं सत्यं दाक्ष्यं सर्व-शुभङ्करत्वं धार्मिकत्वं शास्त्र-चक्षुष्ट्वं भक्त-सुहृत्त्वं वदान्यत्वम् ओजः कीर्तिः तेजः सहो बलानि प्रेम-वश्यत्वादयश् च । अथ जातयः पूर्वेषां तत्-तद्-अनुकारितया प्रतीता गोपत्वादयः तत्- स्मारकाः श्यामत्वादयश् च । उत्तरेषां तत्-तच्-छ्रेष्ठत्वेनैव प्रतीतास् ते उभये । अथ क्रियाः । पूर्वेषां सृष्टि-स्थित्य्-आदिकृतो विश्वरूप-दर्शनाद्याः वक्ष्यमान-मिश्राः । उत्तरेषां पर-पक्ष-निबर्हण-स्व-पक्ष-पालन- सानुग्रहावलोकनाद्याः । अथ द्रव्याणि । तदीयास्त्र-वादित्र-भूषण-स्थान-पदाङ्क-भक्तादीनि । तानि च (पगे १०४) पूर्वेषाम् अलौकिकतयैव स्पष्टानि । उत्तरेषां चैतान्येवालौकिकत्वेऽपि लौकिकायमानतयैव दर्शित-प्रभावानि । अथ कालाश् चोभयत्र तज्-जन्म-तद्-विजयादिसम्बन्धित इति । अथानुभावाः । तत्-सम्बन्धेनैव वसतिस् तत्-प्रभावादि-मय-गुण-नाम-कीर्तनम् इत्य् आदयः । तथा पूर्वोक्ता अपि । अथ सञ्चारिणः । तत्र योगे हर्ष-गर्व- धृतयः । अयोगे क्लम-व्याधी । उभयत्र निर्वेद-शङ्का-विषाद-दैन्य- चिन्ता-स्मृति-व्रीडा-मत्य्-आदयो मृतिश् च । सा योगेऽपि यथा श्री-भीष्मान्तिम- चरिते - विशुद्धया धारणये [भ्प् १.९.३१] । एवं तत्र युधि तु गगरजः [भ्प् १.९.३४] इत्य् आदौ मम निशित-शरैर् विभिद्यमानत्वची इत्य् अनेनैव स्वापराध-द्योतक-वाक्ये दैन्यम् उदाहार्यम् । शित-विशिख-हतः [भ्प् १.९.३८] इत्य् आदिकेऽपि । ॥ १.९ ॥ श्री-सूतः ॥ २०३ ॥

[203] atha tat-prīti-viśeṣa-mayā rasāḥ prakartavyāḥ | tatra śāntāpara-nāmā jñāna- bhakti-mayo rasaḥ | tatrālambanaḥ para-brahmatvena sphuran jñāna-bhakti- viṣayaś caturbhujādi-rūpaḥ śrī-bhagavān | tad-ādhārā bhagaval-līlā-gata- mahā-jñāni-bhaktāś ca | tatra bhagavān evaṃ tadaiva bhagavān aravinda- nābhaḥ [BhP 3.15.27] ity ādibhiḥ śrī-sanakādīnāṃ vaikuṇṭha-gamane darśitaḥ | jñāni-bhaktāś ca ātmārāmāś ca munayaḥ [BhP 1.7.10] ity ādinā varṇitāḥ | teṣu ca śrī-catuḥsanādyā (page 103) eva tādṛśāḥ | śrī- śukadevasya tu līlā-rasa-mādhuryākṛṣṭatayā śrī-bhāgavatābhiniveśād yatraiva śrīmad-bhāgavataṃ sarvottamatvam abhipraiti tatraiva gṛdhnunā bhavet | athoddīpanāś ca tasya guṇa-kriyā-dravya-prāyāḥ tatra guṇāḥ | sac-cid- ānanda-sāndrāṅgatvaṃ, sadā svarūpa-samprāptatvaṃ, bhagavattvaṃ, paramātmatvaṃ, vidyā-śakti-pradhānatvaṃ, vibhutvaṃ, hatāri-mukti- dāyakatvaṃ, śānta-bhakta-priyatvaṃ, samatvaṃ, dāntatvaṃ, śāntatvaṃ, śucitvaṃ, adbhuta-rūpavattvam ity ādayaḥ | kriyāś ca bhakta-pālanādyāḥ | dravyāṇi ca mahopaniṣaj-jñāni-bhakta-pāda-rajas-tulasī-tadīya-sthānādīni | athānubhāvāḥ | tat-tad-guṇādi-praśaṃsā para-brahma-paramātmādi- nāmoccāraṇaṃ brahma-sukhāvadhīraṇā-pūrvaka-bhagavad-unmukhatvam ity ādayaḥ | nāsāgra-nyasta-dṛṣṭitvāvadhūta-ceṣṭā-jñāna-mudrādi-pūrvaka- jṛmbhāṅga-moṭana-hari-nati-stuti-prabhṛtayaś ca | sāttvikāś ca prāyaḥ prākṛtā eva | atha sañcāriṇaḥ | nirveda-dhṛti-harṣa-mati-smṛti-viṣādotsukatāvega- vitarkādyāḥ | atha sthāyī jñāna-bhaktiḥ | sā ca- yo 'ntarhito hṛdi gato 'pi durātmanāṃ tvaṃ | so 'dyaiva no nayana-mūlam ananta rāddhaḥ || [BhP 3.15.46] ity ādibhir vyañjitā | tan-maya-rasa-vyañjakaṃ ca tatraiva-- tasyāravinda-nayanasya padāravinda- kiñjalka-miśra-tulasī-makaranda-vāyuḥ | antar-gataḥ sva-vivareṇa cakāra teṣāṃ saṅkṣobham akṣara-juṣām api citta-tanvoḥ || [BhP 3.15.43] ity ādikam | atrāravinda-nayana ālambanaḥ | vāyur uddīpanaḥ | tanu-saṅkṣobha-rūpa udbhāsvara-viśeṣaḥ sāttvika-viśeṣaś cānubhāvaḥ | citta-saṅkṣobha-rūpo harṣaḥ sañcārī | akṣara-juṣām apīti nirdeśa-viśiṣṭena tan-nirdeśena labdhā jñāna-bhaktiḥ sthāyī | tat-samūhasyaikatrānubhavena samarthanāt jñāna- bhakti-mayo rasa iti vivecanīyam | atha bhakti-mayeṣu raseṣu āśraya-bhakti-mayo rasa udāhṛiyate | tatrālambanaḥ pālakatvena sphurann āśraya-bhakty-āśrayaḥ śrī-kṛṣṇas tadā dhārās tal-līlā-gata-parama-pālyāś ca | atra śrī-kṛṣṇo'nyatratyeṣu śrīman-narākāratā-pradhānaḥ parameśvarākāraś ca | śrīmad-vraja-vāsiṣu tu para-madhura-parama-prabhāva-śrīman- narākāra eva | atha te pālyā dvividhāḥ | sādhāraṇāḥ prapañca-kāryādhikṛtā bahiraṅgāḥ tadīya-caraṇa-cchāyaika-jīvanāś cāntarāṅgāḥ | tatra pūrveṣāṃ brahma- śivādayas tu bhakti-viśeṣa-sad-bhāvāt tad-antaraṅgā eva | athottare trividhāḥ | sādhāraṇāḥ śrī-yadu-pura-vāsinaḥ | śrīmad-vraja-pura- vāsinaś ca | tatra prathame jarāsandha-baddha-rājādayo muni-viśeṣādayaś ca | uttara-varga-dvayaṃ śreṇī-janādikam | athoddīpaneṣu guṇāḥ | tatra parameśvarākārāvalambanānāṃ bhagavattvam avatārāvaī-bījatvam ātmārāmākarṣitvaṃ putanādīnām api tad-veśānukaraṇena mahā-bhakta- bhāva-dātṛtvaṃ paramātmatvam ananta-brahmāṇḍāśrayaika-roma- vivarāṃśatvam ity ādayo vakṣyamāṇa-miśrāḥ | śrīman- narākārāvalambanānāṃ kṛpāmbudhitvam āśrita-pālakatvam avicintya-mahā- śaktitvaṃ paramārādhyatvaṃ sarvajñatvaṃ sudṛḍha-vratatvaṃ samṛddhimattvaṃ kṣamā-śīlatvaṃ dākṣiṇyaṃ satyaṃ dākṣyaṃ sarva-śubhaṅkaratvaṃ dhārmikatvaṃ śāstra-cakṣuṣṭvaṃ bhakta-suhṛttvaṃ vadānyatvam ojaḥ kīrtiḥ tejaḥ saho balāni prema-vaśyatvādayaś ca | atha jātayaḥ pūrveṣāṃ tat-tad-anukāritayā pratītā gopatvādayaḥ tat- smārakāḥ śyāmatvādayaś ca | uttareṣāṃ tat-tac-chreṣṭhatvenaiva pratītās te ubhaye | atha kriyāḥ | pūrveṣāṃ sṛṣṭi-sthity-ādikṛto viśvarūpa-darśanādyāḥ vakṣyamāna-miśrāḥ | uttareṣāṃ para-pakṣa-nibarhaṇa-sva-pakṣa-pālana- sānugrahāvalokanādyāḥ | atha dravyāṇi | tadīyāstra-vāditra-bhūṣaṇa-sthāna-padāṅka-bhaktādīni | tāni ca (page 104) pūrveṣām alaukikatayaiva spaṣṭāni | uttareṣāṃ caitānyevālaukikatve'pi laukikāyamānatayaiva darśita-prabhāvāni | atha kālāś cobhayatra taj-janma-tad-vijayādisambandhita iti | athānubhāvāḥ | tat-sambandhenaiva vasatis tat-prabhāvādi-maya-guṇa-nāma-kīrtanam ity ādayaḥ | tathā pūrvoktā api | atha sañcāriṇaḥ | tatra yoge harṣa-garva- dhṛtayaḥ | ayoge klama-vyādhī | ubhayatra nirveda-śaṅkā-viṣāda-dainya- cintā-smṛti-vrīḍā-maty-ādayo mṛtiś ca | sā yoge'pi yathā śrī-bhīṣmāntima- carite - viśuddhayā dhāraṇaye [BhP 1.9.31] | evaṃ tatra yudhi tu gagarajaḥ [BhP 1.9.34] ity ādau mama niśita-śarair vibhidyamānatvacī ity anenaiva svāparādha-dyotaka-vākye dainyam udāhāryam | śita-viśikha-hataḥ [BhP 1.9.38] ity ādike'pi | || 1.9 || śrī-sūtaḥ || 203 ||

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Anuccheda 172

Now bhibhatsa-rasa (horror) in relation to the Supreme Personality of Godhead will be considered. In this rasa of horror, Lord Krsna is, as in the previous rasas, themula (root) alambana because He is the object of the devotee's love. The adhara is the devotee. When the horror has someone else, and not Lord Krsna, as the object, the alambana it a bahiranga (external) alambana. Here the uddipanas are a series of horrible, unclean, and abominable things. The anubhavas are spitting and other like activities. The vyabhicaris are moroseness and other like emotions. The sthayi-bhava is horror impelled by love for Lord Krsna. An example of bhayanaka-rasa is seen in the following words spoken by Queen Rukmini to Lord Krsna in srimad-Bhagavatam (10.60.45):

tvak-smasru-roma-nakha-kesa-pinaddham. . .

"A woman who fails to relish the fragrance of the honty of Your lotus feet becomes totally befooled, and thus she accepts as her husband or lover a living corpse covered with skin, whiskers, nails, head-hair, and body-hair and filled with flesh, bones, blood, parasites, feces, mucus, bile, and air."

Now karuna-rasa (anguish) in relation to the Supreme Personality of Godhead will be considered. In this karuna-rasa, which is born from the idea that someting inauspicious is happening one's dear freind or kinsman, the visaya is Lord Krsna. The adhara is the devotee. The uddipanas are Lord Krsna's form, qualities, and activities, and other things in relation to Him. The anubhavas are withering of the face, lamentation, and other like things. The vyabhicaris are becoming stunned, grieving, and other like things. The sthayi- bhava is grief impelled by love for Lord Krsna. The following example is seen in srimad-Bhagavatam (10.16.19):

antar hrade bhujaga-bhoga-paritam arat krsnam niriham upalabhya jalasayante gopams ca mudha-dhisanan paritah pasums ca sankrandatah parama-kasmalam apur artah

"As they hurried along the path to the bank of the Yamuna River, they saw from a distance that Krsna was in the lake, motionless within the coils of the black serpent. They further saw that the cowherd boys had fallen unconscious and that the animals were standing on all sides, crying out for Krsna. Seeing all this, the residents of Vrndavana were overwhelmed with anguish and confusion."

The meaning of this verse is clear. This verse was spoken by srila sukadeva Gosvami.

Prīti · Sanskrit §204 · English §173

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[२०४] अथ स्थायी चाश्रय-भक्त्य्-आख्यः । यथा - भवाय नस् त्वं भव विश्व-भावन त्वम् एव माताथ सुहृत्-पतिः पिता । त्वं सद्-गुरुर् नः परमं च दैवतं यस्यानुवृत्त्या कृतिनो बभूविम ॥ [भ्प् १.११.७] अत्र विभावोद्भास्वरानुभाव-वैशिष्ट्येनऐव सात्त्विकादीनाम् अपि लब्धत्वात् तत्-संवलन-चमत्कारात्म्क-रसोदाहरणम् अपि ज्ञेयम् । यथोक्तम् - सद्-भावश् चेद् विभावादेर् द्वयोर् एकस्य वा भवेत् । झटित्य् अन्य-समाक्षेपात् तदा दोषो न विद्यते ॥ [साह्द् ३.१७] अन्य-समाक्षेपश् च प्रकरण-वशाद् इति । ॥ १.११ ॥ द्वारका-प्रजाः श्री-भगवन्तम् ॥ २०४ ॥

[204] atha sthāyī cāśraya-bhakty-ākhyaḥ | yathā - bhavāya nas tvaṃ bhava viśva-bhāvana tvam eva mātātha suhṛt-patiḥ pitā | tvaṃ sad-gurur naḥ paramaṃ ca daivataṃ yasyānuvṛttyā kṛtino babhūvima || [BhP 1.11.7] atra vibhāvodbhāsvarānubhāva-vaiśiṣṭyenaaiva sāttvikādīnām api labdhatvāt tat-saṃvalana-camatkārātmka-rasodāharaṇam api jñeyam | yathoktam - sad-bhāvaś ced vibhāvāder dvayor ekasya vā bhavet | jhaṭity anya-samākṣepāt tadā doṣo na vidyate || [SāhD 3.17] anya-samākṣepaś ca prakaraṇa-vaśād iti | || 1.11 || dvārakā-prajāḥ śrī-bhagavantam || 204 ||

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English witness · section(s) 173

Anuccheda 173

When the devotees, who dearly loev Lord Krsna, feel compassion and lament for the non-devotees who have not yeat attained Lord Krsna's mercy, that is also karuna-rasa. The following example is seen in srimad-Bhagavatam (7.5.31):

na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum durasaya ye bahirartha-maninah andha yathandhair upaniyamanas te 'pisa-tantryam uru-dhamni baddhah

"Persons who are strongly entrapped by the consciousness of enjoying material life, and who have therefore accepted as their leader or guru a similar blind man attached to external sense objects, cannot understand that the goal of life is to return home, back to Godhead, and engage in the service of Lord Visnu. As blind men guided by another blind man miss the right path and fall into a ditch, materially attachd men led by another materially attached man are bound by the ropes of fruitive labor, which are made of very strong cords, and they continue again and again in materialistic life, suffering the threefold miseries."

The meaning of this verse is clear. This verse was spoken by sri Prahlada to a fellow student.

Prīti · Sanskrit §205 · English §174

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[२०५] आश्रय-भक्ति-मयो रसो द्विविधः । अयोगात्मको योगात्मकश् च । अयोगो द्विविधः । प्रथमाप्राप्तिर् वियोगश् च । योगश् च द्विविधः । क्रमेण द्विविधायोगानन्तरजः सिद्धिस् तुष्टिश् चेति । तत्र प्रथमा प्रात्य्-आत्मकम् अयोगम् आह- इति मागध-संरुद्धा भवद्-दर्शन-काङ्क्षिणः । प्रपन्नाः पाद-मूलं ते दीनानां शं विधीयताम् ॥ [भ्प् १०.७०.३१] अत्र भगवद्-दर्शन-काङ्क्षिण इत्य् अनेन तद्-दर्शनाथैव बन्ध- मुमुक्षापि विज्ञापिता । ततः स्थायी दर्शितः । पाद-मूलम् आलम्बनम् । संरोधी विरोध-मुखेनोद्दीपनः । प्रपत्तिर् उद्भास्वरः । औत्सुक्यं दैन्यं च सञ्चारिणौ । ताभ्यां सात्त्विकादयश् च ज्ञेयाः । ॥ १०.६० ॥ राज-दूतः श्री-भगवन्तम् ॥ २०५ ॥

[205] āśraya-bhakti-mayo raso dvividhaḥ | ayogātmako yogātmakaś ca | ayogo dvividhaḥ | prathamāprāptir viyogaś ca | yogaś ca dvividhaḥ | krameṇa dvividhāyogānantarajaḥ siddhis tuṣṭiś ceti | tatra prathamā prāty-ātmakam ayogam āha- iti māgadha-saṃruddhā bhavad-darśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ | prapannāḥ pāda-mūlaṃ te dīnānāṃ śaṃ vidhīyatām || [BhP 10.70.31] atra bhagavad-darśana-kāṅkṣiṇa ity anena tad-darśanāthaiva bandha- mumukṣāpi vijñāpitā | tataḥ sthāyī darśitaḥ | pāda-mūlam ālambanam | saṃrodhī virodha-mukhenoddīpanaḥ | prapattir udbhāsvaraḥ | autsukyaṃ dainyaṃ ca sañcāriṇau | tābhyāṃ sāttvikādayaś ca jñeyāḥ | || 10.60 || rāja-dūtaḥ śrī-bhagavantam || 205 ||

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English witness · section(s) 174

Anuccheda 174

If adbhuta-rasa (wonder) and the other secondary rasas are felt by Lord Krsna and the object of His feelings is the devotees, then adbhuta-rasa nad other rasas are manifest with the devotrees as their object. An example of this is seen in these words spoken by Lord Krsna to Lord Balarama in srimad-Bhagavatam (10.15.5):

aho ami deva-vararcitam. . .

"O greatest of Lords, just see how these trees are bowing down their heads at Your lotus feet, which are worshipable by the immortal demigods. The trees are offering You their fruits and flowers to eradicate the dark ignorance that has caused their birth as trees."

In this way adbhuta-rasa and the other secondary rasas may be manifest even in relation to living entities who have not yet developed ecstatic love for the Lord. In this verse the trees' activities are an imitation of human activities.

Now rasabhasa (incompatible mixing of rasas), which should be avouided, will be considered. Rasabhasa is the rasas relating to Lord % should also be avoided. As rasabhasa should be avoided in the material vatsalya-rasa and other material rasas, so it should also be avoided in the five primary spiritual rasas. This wise and respectable people all accept. Mixtures of rasas that should be rejected in the material rasas should also be rejected in the spiritual rasas. What should nto be accepted in the material reasas should not be accepted in the spiritual rasas. Mixtures of rasa that are good and should be accepted in the material rasas are also good and should be accepted in the spiritual rasas. In this way the mixtures in srngara-rasa, vatsalya-rasa, and the other rasas should be considered. Now what is good, neutral, and to be avoided in the five primary and seven secondary rasas will be considered. In hasya- rasa (laughter) the four devotional rasas in relation to separation are incompatible, santa-rasa is neutral, and the other rasas are compatible. In relation to each other the secondary rasas are thus grouped into enemies, neutral parties, and friends. To hasya- rasa (laughing), karuna (anguish) and bhayanaka (fear) are enemies, adbhuta (wonder) is a friend, and the others are neutral. In this way amongst the twelve rasas the various sthayi-bhavas, sancari-bhavas, anubhavas, vibhavas, visayas, and other bhavas are all grouped into compatible, incompatible, and neutral. In this way in people and poems that have a relationship with Lord Krsna the taste of rasabhasa (incompatible rasas) should be avoided. When the rasas are compatible, that is good. That is glorious. In certain special cases rasabhasa is also good and glorious. An example of good and acceptible rasabhasa is seen in these words of srimad- Bhagavatam (1.10.21 and 28):

sa vai kilayam purusah puratano ya eka asid avisesa atmani

"They said: Here He is, the original Personality of Godhead as we definitely remember Him. He alone existed before the manifested creation of the modes of nature, and in Him only, because He is the Supreme Lord, all living beings merge, as if sleeping at night, their energy suspended."

nunam vrata-snana-hutadinesvarah samarcito hy asya grhita-panibhih pibanti yah sakhy adharamrtam muhur vraja-striyah sammumuhur yad-asayah

"O friends, just think of His wives, whose hands He has accepted. How they must have undergone vows, baths, fire sacrifices and perfect worship of the Lord of the universe to constantly relish now the nectar from His lips [by kissing]. The damsels of Vrajabhumi would often faint just by expecting such favors."

This passage begins with a philosophical reflection in santa-rasa and concludes with a description of srngara-rasa. This is incompatible in the same way a mixture of vatsalya-rasa and santa-rasa is incompatible. However, in these two verses there is no true rasabhasa. That is because they are spoken by different groups of speakers. srimad-Bhagavatam 1.10.21 is spoken by one group of speakers, and srimad-Bhagavatam 1.10.28 is spoken by another group of speakers. That this is so and there was no rasabhasa in these speakers' words is confirmed by these words immediately following that passage (srimad-Bhagavatam 1.10.31):

evam-vidha gadantinam. . .

"While the ladies of the capital of Hastinapura were greeting Him and talking in this way, the Lord, smiling, accepted their good greetings, and casting the grace of His glance over them, He departed from the city."

These words spoken by srila Suta Gosvami are glorious and blissful. srimad-Bhagavatam 1.10.21 and 28 were spoken by the ladies in the capital city of the Kauravas.

Prīti · Sanskrit §206 · English §175

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[२०६] एतद्-अनन्तरं सिद्ध्य्-आख्यं योगं तेषाम् एवाह- ददृशुस् ते घन-श्यामं पीत-कौशेय-वाससम् । श्रीवत्साङ्कं चतुर्-बाहुं [भ्प् १०.७३.२-३] इत्य् आरभ्य- पिबन्त इव चक्षुर्भ्यां लिहन्त इव जिह्वया ॥ जिघ्रन्त इव नासाभ्यां रम्भन्त इव बाहुभिः । प्रणेमुर् हत-पाप्मानो मूर्धभिः पादयोर् हरेः ॥ कृष्ण-सन्दर्शनाह्लाद- ध्वस्त-संरोधन-क्लमाः । प्रशशंसुर् हृषीकेशं गीर्भिः प्राञ्जलयो नृपाः ॥ [भ्प् १०.७३.५-७] पिबन्त इत्य् आदाव् इव शब्द उत्प्रेक्षायाम् । तद्-अद्भुत-रूप-दर्शनेन चक्षुषोर् अत्यन्त-विस्फारणात् पिबन्त इवेत्य् उक्तम् । एवं तदीय-मधुर- गन्ध-जात-चरणारविन्द-लेहन-लोभात् पुनः पुनर् या जृम्भा जाता तल्- लिङ्गेन तच्-चरणारविन्दं लिहन्त इवेत्य् उक्तम् । अतएव जिघ्रन्त इव नासाभ्याम् इति । नासा-पुट-फुल्लतालिङ्गेन तस्य सर्वाङ्गम् एव युगपज् जिघ्रन्त इवेत्य् उक्तम् । तद्-अर्थम् इव तद्-विस्तारणं कृतम् इत्य् अर्थः । तथापि भक्तत्वात् तच्-चरणस्यैवावले (पगे १०५) हेच्छा युक्तेति तथा व्याख्यातम् । एवम् उत्तरत्रापि । परमावेश-कृत-बाहु-चालन-लिङ्गेन तच्- चरणारविन्दं श्लिष्यन्त इवापीति सर्वथा तद्-आवेश एव तात्पर्यम् । ॥ १०.७३ ॥ श्री-शुकः ॥ २०६ ॥

[206] etad-anantaraṃ siddhy-ākhyaṃ yogaṃ teṣām evāha- dadṛśus te ghana-śyāmaṃ pīta-kauśeya-vāsasam | śrīvatsāṅkaṃ catur-bāhuṃ [BhP 10.73.2-3] ity ārabhya- pibanta iva cakṣurbhyāṃ lihanta iva jihvayā || jighranta iva nāsābhyāṃ rambhanta iva bāhubhiḥ | praṇemur hata-pāpmāno mūrdhabhiḥ pādayor hareḥ || kṛṣṇa-sandarśanāhlāda- dhvasta-saṃrodhana-klamāḥ | praśaśaṃsur hṛṣīkeśaṃ gīrbhiḥ prāñjalayo nṛpāḥ || [BhP 10.73.5-7] pibanta ity ādāv iva śabda utprekṣāyām | tad-adbhuta-rūpa-darśanena cakṣuṣor atyanta-visphāraṇāt pibanta ivety uktam | evaṃ tadīya-madhura- gandha-jāta-caraṇāravinda-lehana-lobhāt punaḥ punar yā jṛmbhā jātā tal- liṅgena tac-caraṇāravindaṃ lihanta ivety uktam | ataeva jighranta iva nāsābhyām iti | nāsā-puṭa-phullatāliṅgena tasya sarvāṅgam eva yugapaj jighranta ivety uktam | tad-artham iva tad-vistāraṇaṃ kṛtam ity arthaḥ | tathāpi bhaktatvāt tac-caraṇasyaivāvale (page 105) hecchā yukteti tathā vyākhyātam | evam uttaratrāpi | paramāveśa-kṛta-bāhu-cālana-liṅgena tac- caraṇāravindaṃ śliṣyanta ivāpīti sarvathā tad-āveśa eva tātparyam | || 10.73 || śrī-śukaḥ || 206 ||

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English witness · section(s) 175

Anuccheda 175

It is said in srimad-Bhagavatam (4.20.27-28):

athabhaje tvakhila-purusottamam gunalayam padma-karena lalasah apy avayor eka-pati-sprdhoh kalir na syat krta-tvac-caranaika-tanayoh

"Now I wish to engage in the service of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and serve just like the goddess of fortune, who carries a lotus flower in her hand, because His Lordship, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the reservoir of all transcendental qualities. I am afraid that the goddess of fortune and I would quarrel because both of us would be attentively engaged in the same service.

jagaj-jananyam jagad-isa vaisasam syat

"My dear Lord of the universe, the goddess of fortune, Laksmi, is the mother of the universe, and yet I think she may be angry with me because of my intruding upon her service and acting on the very platform to which she is so much attached. Yet I am hopeful that even though there is some misunderstanding, You will take my part, for You are very much inclined to the poor and You always magnify even insignificant service unto You. Therefore even though she becomes angry, I think there is no harm for You, because You are so self-sufficient that You can do without her."

Here it is seen that Maharaja Prthu's true rasa is dasya- rasa. Because his rasa is clearly not srngara-rasa, these words seem to be rasabhasa. Maharaja Prthu's rasa is dasya-rasa and Goddess Laksmi's (padma-kerva lalasah) rasa is srngara-rasa. Here is the explanation: Maharaja Prthu's desire is not at all based on srngara-rasa. It is based only on dasya-rasa. The examples he gives are examples only of devotional service in dasya-rasa. His perception of rivalry with Goddess Laksmi are not inappropriate for a devotee situated in vira-dasya-rasa (heroic servitorship), a devotee who has attained great mercy from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Others may say Maharaja Prtbu'd words show only his great love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is so merciful to the poor and fallen, and these words do not at all show any true rivalry with goddess Laksmi. This kind of apreciation for the Lord's greeat mercy, thinking the Lord is more merciful to the devotee than He is even to Goddess Laksmi, is seen in these words of srimad-Bhagavatam (8.23.6), where Prahlada Maharaja describes Lord Vamana's pastime of stepping on Bali Maharaja's head:

nemam virinco labhate prasadam. . .

"O Supreme Personality of Godhead, You are universally worshiped. Even Lord Brahma and Lord Siva worship Your lotus feet. Yet although You are such a great personality, You have kindly promised to protect us, the demons. I think that such kindness never has been achieved even by Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, or the Goddess of fortune, Laksmi, what to speak of other dmeigods or common people."

That the Supreme Personality of Godhead is more merciful to the devotee than He is even to Goddess Laksmi is seen in this prayer, where Prahlada Maharaja glorifies Lord Nrsimhadeva's mercy to him (srimad-Bhagavatam 7.9.26):

kvaham rajah-prabhava isa tamo 'dhike 'smin jatah suretara-kule kva tavanukampa na brahmano na tu bhavasya na vai ramaya yan me 'rpitah sirasi padma-karah prasadah

"O my Lord, O Supreme, because I was born in a family full of the hellish material qualities of passion and ignorance, what is my position? And what is to bge said of your causeless mercy, which was never offered even to Lord Brahma, Lord siva, or the goddess of fortune, Laksmi? You never put Your lotus hand upon their heads, but You have put it upon mine."

Here Prahlada Maharaja says: "In the presence of Brahma and the demigods You placed Your hand on my head". He says: "Never was such mercyever given in any of Your other avataras." srimad-Bhagavatam 4.20.27-28 quoted in this anuccheda was spoken by Maharaja Prthu to Lord sri Visnu.