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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .8.12

raudrasya karuṇaḥ prokto vīraś cāpi suhṛd-varaḥ |
[raudrasya karunah prokto veerash chaapi suhrid-varah |]
pratipakṣas tu hāsye ’sya śṛṅgāro bhīṣaṇo ’pi ca ||12||
[pratipakshas tu haasye ’sya shringaaro bheeshano ’pi cha ||12||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
raudrasya karuṇaḥ prokto vīraś cāpi suhṛd-varaḥ |
pratipakṣas tu hāsye ’sya śṛṅgāro bhīṣaṇo ’pi ca ||12||
Karuṇa and vīra-rasas are favorable to raudra-rasa. Hāsya, madhura and bhayānaka-rasa are the enemies.

With the ecstasy of anger in devotional service a mixture of compassion or chivalry is compatible, whereas a mixture of laughter, conjugal union or dread is completely incompatible.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

Bhīśaṇa means bhayānaka-rasa. It is unfavorable for raudra-rasa when manifested in the devotee experiencing raudra-rasa.

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