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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .5.100

kintv etasyāḥ prabhāvo ’pi vairūpye sati kuñcati |
[kintv etasyaah prabhaavo ’pi vairoopye sati kunchati |]
vairūpyas tu vibhāvāder anaucityam udīryate ||100||
[vairoopyas tu vibhaavaader anauchityam udeeryate ||100||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kintv etasyāḥ prabhāvo ’pi vairūpye sati kuñcati |
vairūpyas tu vibhāvāder anaucityam udīryate ||100||
If there is any deformity in the vibhāva or other elements, the power of rati is curtailed. Deformity means that there are unsuitable qualities in vibhāva and other elements.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Bhakti-sāra-pradarśinī
Commentary

The deformity in the vibhāva here refers to deformity in Kṛṣṇa or the devotee and inappropriate conditions of Kṛṣṇa. If there are irregularities in the persons playing the roles of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in a drama, or if Rādhā is depicted as older than Kṛṣṇa, rati becomes restricted, not nourished by those vibhāvas. Similarly, when poetic works have such discrepancies, rati becomes restricted.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

Vibhāva here indicates Kṛṣṇa and the particular devotee of Kṛṣṇa. Vairūpyam means that these elements display unsuitable qualities.

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