BRS 2.5.134

May Sanātana Gosvāmī, nourisher of the glory of Gopāla-bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī and Rūpa Gosvāmī, and distributor of the prema of Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, be pleased with this southern section of the ocean of nectar! Thus ends the Fifth Wave concerning sthāyi-bhāva in the Southern Section of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu. Here ends the Southern Section. Table of Contents Foreword The Western Section: Primary Bhakti rasas The First Wave: Śānta-rasa The Second Wave: Prīti-rasa (Dāsya-rasa) The Third Wave: Preyo-rasa (Sakhya-rasa) The Fourth Wave: Vatsala-rasa The Fifth Wave: Madhura rasa The Northern Section: Secondary Bhakti rasas The First Wave: Hāsya-rasa The Second Wave: Adbhuta-rasa The Third Wave: Vīra-rasa The Fourth Wave: Karuṇa-rasa The Fifth Wave: Raudra-rasa The Sixth Wave: Bhayānaka-rasa The Seventh Wave: Bībhatsa-rasa The Eigth Wave: Maitrī-vairī-sthiti The Ninth Wave: Rasābhāsa Foreword Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu is one of the major works of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, and a mainstay of the Gauḍiya Vaiṣṇava sampradāya. Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has admitted that it may be difficult for readers to understand portions of the text, and therefore wrote a commentary to elucidate certain points. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī has written an additional commentary. In the Eastern Section, Jīva’s complete commentary has been translated, and Viśvanātha’s commentary has been fully translated with the exception of portions which are identical to Jīva’s commentary. The other Sections in general have less extensive commentaries. For these portions Jīva’s commentary has been fully translated and Viśvanātha’s has been translated where additional points are made. In some cases he explains the meaning of the verses quoted and these have simply been incorporated in the translation of the verse without translating the commentary. 3 The Western Section Defining the Five Principal Bhakti-rasas 3.1 The First Wave Concerning Śānta-bhakti-rasa In the Western Section of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu Outline of Śānta-rasa I. Definition II. Ālambana: A. Viṣaya: form of Viṣṇu B. Śānta-bhakta 1. Ātmārāmas 2. Tapasvīs III. Uddīpanas IV. Anubhāvas V. Sāttvika-bhāvas: all except fainting VI. Vyabhicāri-bhāvas VII. Sthāyi-bhāva: Śānta-rati A. Sama: Ordinary B. Sāndra: Intense VIII. Types: A. Pārokṣya: in absence of the Lord B. Sākṣāt: on seeing the Lord IX. Elevation of Śānta-bhaktas to higher rasa X. Śānta as Rasa A. Sama fixed on the Lord becomes rasa