Verse Text
tatra sākṣāt –
mukhyām eva ratiṁ puṣṇan sākṣād ity abhidhīyate ||208||
Translation
That superior vyabhicāri-bhāva which nourishes a primary rati is called a direct, superior dependent vyabhicāri-bhāva.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
It should be understood that if the vyabhicāri-bhāva becomes a component of the primary or secondary rasas (nourishes the rasa) it is called superior (vara), dependent vyabhicāri-bhāva. Verse 213 describes the inferior (avara), dependent vyabhicāri-bhāva in the opposite way.