Verse Text
pūrvam evānuśiṣṭena vikalā rasa-lakṣaṇā |
rasā eva rasābhāsā rasa-jṣair anukīrtitāḥ ||1||
Translation
What appears to be rasa but is without the characteristics previously mentioned is called rasābhāsa by the knowers of rasa.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
The word rasa here means “that which suddenly appears to be rasa.” Vikalā means “deficient,” and vikalā rasa-lakṣaṇā means “with deficiency in the characteristics of rasa such as vibhāva, anubhāva, sthāyi-bhāva, vyabhicāri-bhāva and sāttvika-bhāvas.”
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
NoD 51: Perverted Expression of Mellows