Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .4.78
tathāhuḥ [Sāhitya-darpaṇa 3.201] –
[tathaahuh [saahitya-darpana 3.201] –]
sphuṭaṁ camatkāritayā vatsalaṁ ca rasaṁ viduḥ |
[sphutam chamatkaaritayaa vatsalam cha rasam viduh |]
sthāyī vatsalatāsyeha putrādy-ālambanaṁ matam ||78||
[sthaayee vatsalataasyeha putraady-aalambanam matam ||78||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tathāhuḥ [Sāhitya-darpaṇa 3.201] –
sphuṭaṁ camatkāritayā vatsalaṁ ca rasaṁ viduḥ |
sthāyī vatsalatāsyeha putrādy-ālambanaṁ matam ||78||
The learned recognize vatsala-rasa as one of the rasas because of its clear expression of bliss. In this rasa, the sthāyi-bhāva is vatsala-rati and the ālambana is the son or other offspring.
Purport
Symptoms of ecstatic love in parental affection are expressed when Kṛṣṇa is accepted as the son. These constant transcendental emotions for Kṛṣṇa are called steady ecstasy in parental love.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
My note
Source: vedabase.io