BRS 4.9.2

BRS 4.9.2

Verse Text

syus tridhoparasāś cānu-rasāś cāparasāś ca te | uttamā madhyamāḥ proktāḥ kaniṣṭhāś cety amī kramāt ||2||

Translation

Rasābhāsas are classed as three types: uttama, madhyama and kaniṣṭha, or uparasa, anurasa and aparasa.

Purport (Nectar of Devotion)

Rasābhāsa, or incompatible mixtures of mellows, may be classified as uparasa (false expression), anurasa (imitation) and aparasa (perverted or misrepresented mellows).