164 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 5

‘rasabhdsa’ haya yadi ‘siddhanta-virodha’
sahite nd pare prabhu, mane haya krodha

SYNONYMS

rasa-abhasa—overlapping of transcendental mellows; haya—there is; yadi—if;
siddhanta-virodha—against the principles of the bhakti cult; sahite na pare —can-
not tolerate; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 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, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would
not tolerate it and would become very angry.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura quotes the following definition of
rasabhasa from the Bhakti-rasdmrta-sindhu (Uttara-vibhaga, Ninth Wave,
1-3,20,22,24):

purvam evanusistena
vikala rasa-laksana

rasd eva rasdbhasd
rasajnair anukirtitah

syus tridhoparasds canu-
rasas Caparasdas ca te

uttama madhyamah proktah
kanisthas cety ami kramat

praptaih sthayi-vibhavanu-
bhavadyais tu virpatam

sdntadayo rasa eva
dvadasoparasd matah

bhak tadibhir vibhavadyaih
krsna-sambandha-varjitaih

rasa hasyadayah sapta
santas canurasad matah

krsna-tat-pratipaksas ced
visayasrayatam gatah

hasddinam tadé te ’tra
prajniair aparasa matah
