Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .3.24
suhṛd eva pratibhaṭo vīre kṛṣṇasya na tv ariḥ |
[suhrid eva pratibhato veere krishnasya na tv arih |]
sa bhakta-kṣobha-kāritvād raudre tv ālambano rase |
[sa bhakta-kshobha-kaaritvaad raudre tv aalambano rase |]
rāgābhāvo dṛg-ādīnāṁ raudrād asya vibhedakaḥ ||24||
[raagaabhaavo drig-aadeenaam raudraad asya vibhedakah ||24||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
suhṛd eva pratibhaṭo vīre kṛṣṇasya na tv ariḥ |
sa bhakta-kṣobha-kāritvād raudre tv ālambano rase |
rāgābhāvo dṛg-ādīnāṁ raudrād asya vibhedakaḥ ||24||
In vīra-bhakti-rasa the friends are the opponents of Kṛṣṇa. They are not the opponents of enemies. When there is an enemy giving agitation to the devotee, the devotee becomes the ālambana of raudra-rasa. In raudra-rasa the eyes become red etc. This is absent in vīra-rasa. This is the difference between vīra and raudra-rasa.
Purport
In these chivalrous activities, only Kṛṣṇa’s friends can be the opponents. Kṛṣṇa’s enemies can never actually be His opponents. Therefore, this challenging by Kṛṣṇa’s friends is called devotional service in chivalrous activities.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
My note
Source: vedabase.io