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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .4.222

atha rati-gandhiḥ –
[atha rati-gandhih –]
yaḥ svātantrye ’pi tad-gandhaṁ rati-gandhir vyanakti saḥ ||222||
[yah svaatantrye ’pi tad-gandham rati-gandhir vyanakti sah ||222||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atha rati-gandhiḥ –
yaḥ svātantrye ’pi tad-gandhaṁ rati-gandhir vyanakti saḥ ||222||
When a vyabhicāri-bhāva shows a touch of rati even though it remains independent, it is called rati-gandhi-svatantra-vyabhicāri-bhāva.

There is another hopelessness, however, which shows attachment for Kṛṣṇa. When the bull demon attacked the damsels of Vraja, they began to cry out, “Dear Kṛṣṇa—please save us! We are now gone!” This is hopelessness with attachment for Kṛṣṇa.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

That vyabhicāri-bhāva (yaḥ) which shows a trace of rati (rati-gandhām) though it remains independent is called rati-gandhi.

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