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- Read on →: alaukikyā prakṛtyeyaṁ sudurūhā rasa-sthitiḥ
alaukikyā prakṛtyeyaṁ sudurūhā rasa-sthitiḥ |
yatra sādhāraṇatayā bhāvāḥ sādhu sphuranty amī ||
eṣāṁ sva-para-sambandha-niyamānirṇayo hi yaḥ |
sādhāraṇyaṁ tad evoktaṁ bhāvānāṁ pūrva-sūribhiḥ ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.5.101–102)“This occurrence of rasa, with its extraordinary nature, is extremely difficult to comprehend, wherein these bhāvas [i.e., the vibhāvas, anubhāvas, and so forth, as well as rati and so forth] genuinely manifest through sādhāraṇatā [i.e., “generalization”]. The non-determination of limitation between self and other in regard to these [i.e., these bhāvas, that is, modern bhaktas sharing in the experience of the bhāvas of ancient bhaktas by ceasing to make a distinction between the bhāvas of the ancient bhakta and themselves, that is, by wholeheartedly identifying with bhāvas of ancient bhaktas] is called generality (sādhāraṇya) of bhāvas by earlier luminaries.”
- Read on →: kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasāsvādavatāṁ kiṁ syān na sundaram
kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasāsvādavatāṁ kiṁ syān na sundaram ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.4.39)“For those who taste the rasa of Kṛṣṇa-bhakti, what shall not be beautiful?”
- Read on →: rasikā ity anena prācīnārvācīna-saṁskārāṇām eva tad-vijñatvaṁ darśitam
rasikā ity anena prācīnārvācīna-saṁskārāṇām eva tad-vijñatvaṁ darśitam |
(Krama-sandarbha-ṭīkā on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 1.1.3)“‘Relishers of rasa’ (rasikāḥ)—hereby it is shown that only those who have prior and present saṁskāras are knowers of that [i.e., of rasa].”
- Read on →: atulatvād apāratvād āpto’sau durvigāhatām
atulatvād apāratvād āpto’sau durvigāhatām |
spṛṣṭaḥ paraṁ taṭasthena rasābdhir madhuro mayā ||
(Ujjvala-nīlāmaṇi: 15.259)“This ocean of madhura-rasa, difficult to fully plunge into [i.e., difficult to fully grasp, even for great prema-bhaktas and rasika-kavis, such as Śukadeva, Līlāśuka, and Jayadeva] because of its being bottomless and boundless [i.e., superior to all other rasas in quality and quantity], has only been touched by me, who am situated on the shore [i.e., who am unable to enter into it, and so, I, from the shore, have just collected a drop of it with my finger and placed it on my tongue].”
- Read on →: mukhya-raseṣu purā yaḥ saṁkṣepeṇodito rahasyatvāt
mukhya-raseṣu purā yaḥ saṁkṣepeṇodito rahasyatvāt |
pṛthag eva bhakti-rasa-rāṭ sa vistareṇocyate madhuraḥ ||
(Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi: 1.2)“Madhura [i.e., madhura-rasa], the king of bhakti-rasas, which was described [only] briefly [in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu] among the principal rasas because of its being confidential, is separately described elaborately [here in Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi].”
- Read on →: nivṛttānupayogitvād durūhatvād ayaṁ rasaḥ
nivṛttānupayogitvād durūhatvād ayaṁ rasaḥ |
rahasyatvāc ca saṁkṣipya vitatāṅgo‘pi likhyate ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 3.5.2)“This rasa [i.e., madhura-rasa], although it’s components are extensive, is described [only] briefly [here in this text (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu)] because of its being unsuitable for the abstinent, difficult to comprehend, and confidential.”