BRS 2.4.13 — FolioCorpus

Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .4.13

amaṅgalam api procya nirvedaṁ prathamaṁ muniḥ |

[amangalam api prochya nirvedam prathamam munih |]

mene ’muṁ sthāyinaṁ śānta iti jalpanti kecana ||13||

[mene ’mum sthaayinam shaanta iti jalpanti kechana ||13||]

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

amaṅgalam api procya nirvedaṁ prathamaṁ muniḥ |

mene ’muṁ sthāyinaṁ śānta iti jalpanti kecana ||13||

Though it is inauspicious, Bharata Muni has mentioned nirveda as the first vyabhicāri-bhāva, since it is the sthāyi-bhāva for śānta-rasa. This is the opinion of some persons. [Note: This is mentioned again in 3.1.50, in the discussion of śānta-rasa.]

Purport

According to Bharata Muni, this disappointment is inauspicious. But there are other learned scholars who have accepted such disappointment as being in the mood of neutrality and as being a preservative of ecstatic love.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Bhakti-sāra-pradarśinī

Commentary

Since nirveda is an inauspicious emotion, why has it been considered first in the list? This verse answers. Bharata Muni has placed it first, considering it to be the sthāyi-bhāva of śānta-rasa. That is, though it appears inauspicious, it is suitable to be placed first because of its prominence as a sthāyi-bhāva as well. In this work it is placed simply to conform to Bharata Muni’s exposition of the subject.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya

Durgama-saṅgamanī

Commentary

The author (others) considers the sthāyi-bhāva of śānta-rasa to be śānta-rati. That nirveda is stated first here is merely conforming to Bharata Muni’s exposition of the subject.

📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io