CC Madhya 14.157
Bengali
গোপিকার প্রেমে নাহি রসাভাস-দোষ ।
অতএব কৃষ্ণের করে পরম সন্তোষ ॥ ১৫৭ ॥
অতএব কৃষ্ণের করে পরম সন্তোষ ॥ ১৫৭ ॥
Verse text
gopikāra preme nāhi rasābhāsa-doṣa
ataeva kṛṣṇera kare parama santoṣa
ataeva kṛṣṇera kare parama santoṣa
Synonyms
Translation
“There is no flaw or adulteration in the love of the gopīs; therefore they give Kṛṣṇa the highest pleasure.
Purport
Rasābhāsa occurs when one’s relationship with Kṛṣṇa is adulterated. There are different types of rasābhāsa — first class, second class and third class. The word rasa means “mellow,” and ābhāsa means “a shadow.” If one tastes one kind of mellow and something extra is imposed, that is uparasa. If something is derived from the original mellow, it is called anurasa. If something is appreciated that is far removed from the original mellow, it is called aparasa. Uparasa, anurasa and aparasa are, respectively, first-, second- and third-class rasābhāsas. As stated in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (4.9.1-2):
pūrvam evānuśiṣṭena vikalā rasa-lakṣaṇā
rasā eva rasābhāsā rasa-jñair anukīrtitāḥ
rasā eva rasābhāsā rasa-jñair anukīrtitāḥ
syus tridhoparasāś cānu- rasāś cāparasāś ca te
uttamā madhyamāḥ proktāḥ kaniṣṭhāś cety amī kramāt
uttamā madhyamāḥ proktāḥ kaniṣṭhāś cety amī kramāt