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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .4.52

atha sthāyī –
[atha sthaayee –]
sambhramādi-cyutā yā syād anukampe ’nukampituḥ |
[sambhramaadi-chyutaa yaa syaad anukampe ’nukampituh |]
ratiḥ saivātra vātsalyaṁ sthāyī bhāvo nigadyate ||52||
[ratih saivaatra vaatsalyam sthaayee bhaavo nigadyate ||52||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atha sthāyī –
sambhramādi-cyutā yā syād anukampe ’nukampituḥ |
ratiḥ saivātra vātsalyaṁ sthāyī bhāvo nigadyate ||52||
Sthāyi-bhāva: The rati of a person dispensing compassion which is directed towards a worthy object is called vatsala-rati. This vatsala-rati is said to be the sthāyi-bhāva for vatsala-rasa.
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