Verse Text
rasāmṛtābdher bhāge ’tra turīye tūttārābhidhe |
rasaḥ sapta-vidho gauṇo maitrī-vaira-sthitir mithaḥ ||2||
rasābhāsāś ca tenātra laharyo nava kīrtitāḥ |
prāg atrāniyatādhārāḥ kadācit kvāpy uditvarāḥ ||3||
gauṇā bhakti-rasāḥ sapta lekhyā hāsyādayaḥ kramāt ||4||
Translation
In the fourth division of the sweet ocean of rasa, called the northern section, the seven secondary rasas, as well as mutually friendly and antagonistic rasas and, as well, rasābhāsa will be discussed in nine waves (chapters). Previously it was said that these secondary rasas do not have a fixed ālambana (unlike the primary rasas) and appear occasionally in any of the persons with the primary rasas. The seven secondary rasas will be described in order starting with hāsya.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
NoD 45: Laughing Ecstasy
In the fourth division of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described seven kinds of indirect ecstasies of devotional service, known as laughing, astonishment, chivalry, compassion, anger, dread and ghastliness. In this portion, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī further describes these ecstasies of devotional feelings, some being compatible and others incompatible with one another. When one kind of ecstatic devotional service overlaps with another in a conflicting way, this state of affairs is called rasābhāsa, or a perverted presentation of mellows.