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[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 14
SYNONYMS
prema-maya-vapu —body of love and ecstasy;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  bhakta-prema-adhīna —always subordinate to the loving feelings of His devotees;  śud-dha-preme —in pure uncontaminated love;  rasa-guṇe —and in the qualities of transcendental mellows;  gopikā —the  gopīs ;  pravīṇa —very experienced.
TRANSLATION
“Krṣṇa is full of ecstatic love and always subordinate to the love of his devotees. The gopīs are very experienced in pure love and in the dealings of transcendental mellows.
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গোপিকার প্রেমে নাছি রসাভাস-দোষ।
অত্যএব  ক্রিষ্কের করে পরম সম্ভোষ ॥ ১৫৭ ॥
gopikāra preme nāhi rasābhāsa-doṣa ataeva kṛṣṇera kare parama santoṣa
SYNONYMS
gopikāra —of the  gopīs ;  preme —in the loving affairs;  nāhi —there is not;  rasa-ābhāsa —of an adulterated taste of mellow;  doṣa —fault;  ataeva —therefore;  kṛṣṇera —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  kare —they do;  parama santoṣa —highest satisfaction.
TRANSLATION
“There is no flaw or adulteration in the love of the gopis; therefore they give Krṣṇa the highest pleasure.
PURPORT
Rasābhāsa  occurs when one's relationship with Kṛṣṇa is adulterated. There are different types of  rasābhāsa —first-, second- and third-class. The word  rasa  means "mellow," and  ābhāsa  means "a shadow." If one tastes one kind of mellow and something extra is imposed, that is  uparasa . If something is derived from the original mellow, it is called  anurasa . If something is appreciated that is far removed from the original mellow, it is called  aparasa .  Uparasa ,  anurasa  and  aparasa  are, respectively, first-, second- and third-class  rasābhāsas . As stated in  Bhakti-rasāmrta-sindhu  (4.9):
pūrvam evānuśiṣṭena vikalā rasa-lakṣaṇā  
 rasā eva rasābhāsā rasa-jñair anukīrtitāḥ  
 syus tridhoparasāś cānurasāś cāparasāś ca te  
 uttamā madhyamāḥ proktāḥ kaniṣṭhāś cety amī kramāt