BRS 2.5.114

BRS 2.5.114

Verse Text

paṣcadhāpi rater aikyān mukhyas tv eka ihoditaḥ | saptadhātra tathā gauṇa iti bhakti-raso ’ṣṭadhā ||114||

Translation

Though there are five types of primary rati, only one is considered since only one is manifested as most prominent in an individual devotee. The one primary rati combines with the seven secondary ratis to form eight ratis, which produce eight rasas (for one person).

Purport (Nectar of Devotion)

Direct devotional service is divided into five transcendental humors or flavors, and indirect devotional service is divided into seven transcendental humors.