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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .3.2

yuddha-dāna-dayā-dharmaiś caturdhā-vīra ucyate |
[yuddha-daana-dayaa-dharmaish chaturdhaa-veera uchyate |]
ālambana iha prokta eṣa eva caturvidhaḥ ||2||
[aalambana iha prokta esha eva chaturvidhah ||2||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yuddha-dāna-dayā-dharmaiś caturdhā-vīra ucyate |
ālambana iha prokta eṣa eva caturvidhaḥ ||2||
There are four types of vīra or valiant persons: yuddha-vīra, dāna-vīra, dayā-vīra and dharma-vīra. These devotees are the ālambana for vīra-bhakti-rasa.

These chivalrous activities can be manifested in the acts of mock-fighting, giving charity, showing mercy and executing religious principles. By performing chivalrous activities in fighting, one is called yuddha-vīra. By charitable activities one is called dāna-vīra. By showing extraordinary mercy one is called dayā-vīra. And when one is munificent in executing religious rites, he is called dharma-vīra. In all such different chivalrous activities, Kṛṣṇa is the object.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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