Rasera Ādhāra Jini Tāṅra Citte Rasa Khani

Sthāyi-bhābai Rasera Kalaḥ — The Mellows of Sthāyi-bhāva

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rasera ādhāra jini tāṅra citte rasa-khani sei cittera abasthā biśeṣe śraddhā-niṣṭhā-rucy-āsakti krame hoya bhāba-byakti rati-nāme tāṅhāra nirdeśe
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rasera of the rasas; ādhāra the reservoir; jini whom; tāṅra of Him; citte in the heart; rasa-khani the the jewel mine of rasas; sei that; cittera of the heart; abasthā siotuation; biśeṣe specific; śraddhā-niṣṭhā-rucy- āsakti faith, attraction, and attachment; krame - in sequence; hoya are; bhāba-byakti manifestation of ecstasy; rati- nāme by the name rati; tāṅhāra of him; nirdeśe definition
Translation

He whose heart is the reservoir of rasas, the jewel-mine of rasas, experiences in his heart first faith (śraddhā), and then, one after the other, steadiness niṣṭhā), attraction (ruci), and attachment (āsakti). In this way he attains ecstatic love, which is called by the name rati.

biruddhābiruddha-bhāba sarbopari swa-prabhāba prokāśiyā loya nija-baśe sakalera ādi-pati haya śobhā pāya ati sthāyī bhāba nāma pāya rase
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biruddha opposed; abiruddha not opposed; bhāba mellows; sarbopari above all; swa-prabhāba own power; prokāśiyā manifesting; loya taking; nija-baśe own power; sakalera of all; ādi-pati the original master; haya is; śobhā beauty; pāya attaining; ati very; sthāyī steady; bhāba bhava; nāma name; pāya attaining; rase in rasa
Translation

Manifesting its dominion over all favorable (aviruddha) and unfavorable (aviruddha) bhāvas, the beautiful rasa known as sthāyi-bhāva is the master of all bhāvas.

mukhya-gauṇa-bhede tāra paricoya dwi-prakāra mukhya pañca gauṇa sapta-bidha santa dāsya sakhya āra bātsalya madhura sāra ei pañca rati mukhyābhidha
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mukhya primary; gauṇa secondary; bhede differences; tāra of that; paricoya recognition; dwi-prakāra two kinds; mukhya primary; pañca five; gauṇa secondary; sapta- bidha - seven kinds; santa neutrality; dāsya servitude; sakhya friendship; āra and; bātsalya parental love; madhura sweet; sāra best; ei these; pañca five; rati rasas; mukhya primary; abhidha called
Translation

The rasas are of two kinds: direct and indirect. Five are direct and seven are indirect. The primary rasas are: śānta (neutrality), dāsya (servitude), sakhya (friendship), vātsalya (paternal love), and madhura (conjugal love).

hāsyādbhuta bīra āra koruṇa o raudrākara bhayānaka-bībhatsa-bibhede rati sapta gauṇī hoya saba kṛṣṇa-bhakti-moya śobhā pāya rasera prabhede
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hāsya laughter; adbhuta wonder; bīra heroism; āra and; koruṇa compassion; aḥ and; raudra anger; ākara form; bhayānaka fear; bībhatsa horror; bibhede divisions; rati rasas; sapta seven; gauṇī indirect; hoya are; saba all; kṛṣṇa-bhakti-moya made of devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa; śobhā beauty; pāya attaining; rasera of rasas; prabhede divisions
Translation

The seven indirect rasas, which are all beautiful and all filled with devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa, are: hāsya (laughter), adbhuta (astonishment), vīra (chivalry), karuṇa (compassion), raudra (anger), bhayānaka (dread), and bībhatsa (ghastliness).

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Who wrote Rasera Ādhāra Jini Tāṅra Citte Rasa Khani?

Rasera Ādhāra Jini Tāṅra Citte Rasa Khani was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Rasera Ādhāra Jini Tāṅra Citte Rasa Khani?

He whose heart is the reservoir of rasas, the jewel-mine of rasas, experiences in his heart first faith (śraddhā), and then, one after the other, steadiness niṣṭhā), attraction (ruci), and attachment (āsakti). In this way he attains ecstatic love, which is called by the name rati.

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Rasera Ādhāra Jini Tāṅra Citte Rasa Khani has 4 verses.