Verse Text
athāmīṣāṁ krameṇaiva śāntādīnāṁ parasparam |
mitratvaṁ śātravatvaṁ ca rasānām abhidhīyate ||1||
Translation
Next, the friends and enemies among the various rasas starting with śānta-rasa will be described in order.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Very often, in addition to one’s regular rasa, there is found the presence of some other rasa, and the mixture of these loving humors is sometimes compatible, or palatable, and sometimes incompatible, or unpalatable. The following is a scientific analysis of the compatibility and incompatibility of the mixtures of these various rasas, or loving moods.