Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .3.14
rukṣa eṣa romāñcāḥ –
[ruksha esha romaanchaah –]
rukṣo ’yaṁ rati-śūnyatvād romāñcaṁ kathito budhaiḥ |
[ruksho ’yam rati-shoonyatvaad romaancham kathito budhaih |]
mumukṣu-prabhṛtau pūrvaṁ yo ratābhyāsa īritaḥ ||14||
[mumukshu-prabhritau poorvam yo rataabhyaasa eeritah ||14||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rukṣa eṣa romāñcāḥ –
rukṣo ’yaṁ rati-śūnyatvād romāñcaṁ kathito budhaiḥ |
mumukṣu-prabhṛtau pūrvaṁ yo ratābhyāsa īritaḥ ||14||
The standing of hairs on end which arises without real rati being present in the person is an example of rukṣa-sāttvika-bhāva. Raty-abhāsa which appears in persons desiring liberation, as described previously (1.3.44), gives rise to rukṣa-sāttvika-bhāvas. [Note: A person with bhāvābhāsa may show rukṣa-sāttvika-bhāvas.]
Purport
The nondevotees are actually materialistic, but in contact with some pure devotee, they sometimes may manifest some symptoms of ecstasy. Devotional scholars call these dried-up symptoms.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
My note
Source: vedabase.io