Verse Text
kiṁ ca –
athātra sāttvikābhāsā vilikhyante catur-vidhāḥ ||82||
raty-ābhāsa-bhavās te tu sattvābhāsa-bhavās tathā |
niḥsattvāś ca pratīpāś ca yathā-pūrvam amī varāḥ ||83||
Translation
However, four types of ābhāsas of sāttvika-bhāva should be described. They are called ratyābhāsa-bhava (generated from raty-ābhāsa), sattvābhāsa-bhava (generated from sattvābhāsa), niḥsattva (false sattva) and pratīpa (enmity). They are listed in order from superior to inferior.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
They appear like sāttvika-bhāvas but are not actually sāttvika-bhāvas and thus are called ābhāsa. Thus they are given the name sāttvikābhāsa. There are four types. Ratyābhāsa-bhava refers to symptoms of sāttvika-bhāvas generated through ratyābhāsa of two types mentioned earlier: pratibimba and chāyā. [Note: They are also called rukṣa-sāttvika-bhāvas as explained in verse 12.] Sattvābhāsa-bhava refers to symptoms similar to sāttvika-bhāvas, which manifest when the heart is overcome with only a trace of joy, astonishment etc. Niḥsattva refers to symptoms when not even a shadow of joy, astonishment etc. affects the heart or the external body (and thus any symptoms are only conscious imitation using the external body). Pratīpa is to be detested since it arises from hostile feelings
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī further analyzes the ecstatic loving expression into four divisions which are called sāttvikābhāsā.