BRS 2.5.85

BRS 2.5.85

Verse Text

rateḥ kāraṇa-bhūtā ye kṛṣṇa-kṛṣṇa-priyādayaḥ | stambhādyāḥ kāra-bhūtāś ca nirvedādyāḥ sahāyakāḥ ||85||

Translation

Kṛṣṇa and His devotees act as the causes of rati (sthāyi-bhāva). Spontaneous actions such as paralysis and actions involving intellect are the effects of rati. Self-deprecation and other minor emotions are the accompanying factors.

Purport (Nectar of Devotion)

NoD 34: The Nectar of Devotion