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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .8.13

bhayānakasya bībhatsaḥ karuṇaś ca suhṛd-varaḥ |
[bhayaanakasya beebhatsah karunash cha suhrid-varah |]
dviṣantu vīra-śṛṅgāra-hāsya-raudrāḥ prakīrtitāḥ ||13||
[dvishantu veera-shringaara-haasya-raudraah prakeertitaah ||13||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhayānakasya bībhatsaḥ karuṇaś ca suhṛd-varaḥ |
dviṣantu vīra-śṛṅgāra-hāsya-raudrāḥ prakīrtitāḥ ||13||
Bībhatsa and karuṇa-rasa are favorable for bhayānaka-rasa. Vīra, madhura, hāsya and raudra are unfavorable.

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

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

Karuṇa-rasa nourishes fear by thinking of future separation from the lover and the consequent suffering. Vīra, madhura, hāsya and raudra-rasas are unfavorable for nourishing fear when manifested in the person experiencing fear.

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