Verse Text
atha sthāyī –
sambhramādi-cyutā yā syād anukampe ’nukampituḥ |
ratiḥ saivātra vātsalyaṁ sthāyī bhāvo nigadyate ||52||
Translation
Sthāyi-bhāva: The rati of a person dispensing compassion which is directed towards a worthy object is called vatsala-rati. This vatsala-rati is said to be the sthāyi-bhāva for vatsala-rasa.