296 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 14

SYNONYMS

prema-maya-vapu—body of love and ecstasy; krsna—Lord Krsna; bhakta-
prema-adhina—always subordinate to the loving feelings of His devotees; sud-
dha-preme—in pure uncontaminated love; rasa-gune—and in the qualities of
transcendental mellows; gopika—the gopis; pravina—very experienced.

TRANSLATION

“Krsna is full of ecstatic love and always subordinate to the love of his
devotees. The gopis are very experienced in pure love and in the dealings of
transcendental mellows.

TEXT 157

catftata ceca afe aateta-cwta |
GSAT SCWA SCA AAA ACSA li 3@9 I

gopikara preme nahi rasabhasa-dosa
ataeva krsnera kare parama santosa

SYNONYMS
gopikara—of the gopis; preme—in the loving affairs; nahi—there is not; rasa-
abhdsa—of an adulterated taste of mellow; dosa—fault; ataeva—therefore;
krsnera--of Lord Krsna; kare—they do; parama santosa—highest satisfaction.

TRANSLATION

“There is no flaw or adulteration in the love of the gopis; therefore they
give Krsna the highest pleasure.

PURPORT

Rasabhdasa occurs when one’s relationship with Krsna is adulterated. There are
different types of rasabhasa—first-, second- and third-class. The word rasa means
“mellow,” and abhadsa 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 rasabhdsas. As stated in Bhakti-
rasamrta-sindhu (4.9):

parvam evanusistena vikala rasa-laksana
rasa eva rasabhasda rasa-jnair anukirtitah
syus tridhoparasas canurasas cadparasas ca te
uttama madhyaméah proktah kanisthas cety ami kramat
