Verse Text
yuddha-dāna-dayā-dharmaiś caturdhā-vīra ucyate |
ālambana iha prokta eṣa eva caturvidhaḥ ||2||
Translation
There are four types of vīra or valiant persons: yuddha-vīra, dāna-vīra, dayā-vīra and dharma-vīra. These devotees are the ālambana for vīra-bhakti-rasa.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
These chivalrous activities can be manifested in the acts of mock-fighting, giving charity, showing mercy and executing religious principles. By performing chivalrous activities in fighting, one is called yuddha-vīra. By charitable activities one is called dāna-vīra. By showing extraordinary mercy one is called dayā-vīra. And when one is munificent in executing religious rites, he is called dharma-vīra. In all such different chivalrous activities, Kṛṣṇa is the object.