Analysis of Mixed Roses
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There is the following statement by a  gopī : “My dear Kṛṣṇa, the first thing You should do is just embrace me with Your strong arms. Then, my dear friend, I shall first smell Your head, and then I shall enjoy with You.” This is an example of incompatibility in which conjugal love is the whole and servitorship is the part.
One devotee said, “My dear Krṣṇa, how can I address You as my son when You are addressed by the great Vedāntists as the absolute truth and by the  Vaiṣṇavas  who follow the principles of  Nārada-pañcarātra  as the Supreme Personality of Godhead? You are the same Supreme Person, so how shall my tongue be so extraordinarily bold as to address You as an ordinary son?” In this statement there is a mixture of neutrality and parental love, and the result is incompatible.
Another devotee said, “My dear friend, my youthful beauty is as temporary as lightning in the sky, and therefore, my possessing attractive bodily features is unimportant. I have never met Krșna, so I request you to please arrange for my meeting Him immediately.” In this statement there is the incompatibility of a neutral mellow mixed with conjugal love.
A lusty woman in Kailāsa once told Kṛṣṇa: “My dear Kṛṣṇa, may You have a long life!” Then, after saying this, she embraced Kṛṣṇa. This is an example of incompatibility resulting from a mixture of parental love and conjugal love.
The purpose of the above analysis is to show that in the mixture of various mellows, or reciprocations of ecstatic love between Kṛṣṇa and the devotees, if the result is not pure, there will be incompatibility. According to the opinion of stalwart devotees like Rūpa Gosvāmī, as soon as there are contradictory feelings, the result is incompatible.
Once an ordinary female devotee addressed Krşna, “My dear boy, I know that my body is just a composition of flesh and blood and can never be enjoyable to You. But still, I have been so attracted by Your beauty that I wish that You accept me as Your conjugal lover.” In this statement there is incompatibility caused by a mixture of ghastliness and conjugal love in devotional service.
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī warns devotees to not commit such incompatibilities in their writings or in their dealings. The presence of such