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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 5]
‘rasābhāsa’ haya yadi ‘siddhānta-virodha’ sahite nā pāre prabhu, mane haya krodha
SYNONYMS
rasa-ābhāsa—overlapping of transcendental mellows; haya—there is; yadi—if; siddhānta-virodha—against the principles of the bhakti cult; sahite nā pāre—can- not tolerate; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; mane—within the mind; haya— is; krodha—anger.
TRANSLATION
If there were a hint that transcendental mellows overlapped in a manner contrary to the principles of the bhakti cult, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would not tolerate it and would become very angry.
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura quotes the following definition of  rasābhāsa  from the  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu  ( Uttara-vibhāga , Ninth Wave, 1-3,20,22,24):
pūrvam evānuśiṣṭena vikalā rasa-lakṣaṇā rasā eva rasābhāsā rasajñair anukīrtitāḥ
syus tridhoparasāś cānu- rasāś cāparasāś ca te uttamā madhyamāḥ proktāḥ kaniṣṭhāś cety amī kramāt
prāptaiḥ sthāyi-vibhāvānu- bhāvādyais tu virūpatām śāntādayo rasā eva dvādaśoparasā matāḥ
bhaktādibhir vibhāvādyaiḥ kṛṣṇa-sambandha-varjitaiḥ rasā hāsyādayaḥ sapta śāntaś cānurasā matāḥ
kṛṣṇa-tat-pratipakṣaś ced viṣayāśrayatām gatāḥ hāsādīnāṁ tadā te ‘tra prājñair aparasā matāḥ