Verse Text
rukṣa eṣa romāṣcāḥ –
rukṣo ’yaṁ rati-śūnyatvād romāṣcaṁ kathito budhaiḥ |
mumukṣu-prabhṛtau pūrvaṁ yo ratābhyāsa īritaḥ ||14||
Translation
The standing of hairs on end which arises without real rati being present in the person is an example of rukṣa-sāttvika-bhāva. Raty-abhāsa which appears in persons desiring liberation, as described previously (1.3.44), gives rise to rukṣa-sāttvika-bhāvas. [Note: A person with bhāvābhāsa may show rukṣa-sāttvika-bhāvas.]
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
The nondevotees are actually materialistic, but in contact with some pure devotee, they sometimes may manifest some symptoms of ecstasy. Devotional scholars call these dried-up symptoms.