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
rasa eva rasdbhdasd
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
