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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .8.7

śucer hāsyas tathā preyān suhṛd asya prakīrtitaḥ |
[shucher haasyas tathaa preyaan suhrid asya prakeertitah |]
dviṣo vatsala-bībhatsa-śānta-raudra-bhayānakāḥ |
[dvisho vatsala-beebhatsa-shaanta-raudra-bhayaanakaah |]
prāhur eke ’sya suhṛdaṁ vīra-yugmaṁ pare ripum ||7||
[praahur eke ’sya suhridam veera-yugmam pare ripum ||7||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śucer hāsyas tathā preyān suhṛd asya prakīrtitaḥ |
dviṣo vatsala-bībhatsa-śānta-raudra-bhayānakāḥ |
prāhur eke ’sya suhṛdaṁ vīra-yugmaṁ pare ripum ||7||
Hāsya and sakhya-rasa are the friends of madhura-rasa. Vatsala, bībhatsa, śānta, raudra and bhayānaka-rasas are the enemies of madhura-rasa. Some say that yuddha-vīra and dharma-vīra-rasas are friends of madhura-rasa, though others say those two are enemies of madhura-rasa.

With the ecstasy of devotion in conjugal love a mixture of laughter or fraternity is compatible. According to certain expert opinions, in the ecstasy of conjugal love the feelings of chivalry known as yuddha-vīra and dharma-vīra are the only compatible additions. According to this view, except for these two humors, all other manifestations are taken as incompatible with conjugal love.

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

Hāsya and sakhya-rasa in the madhura-rasa devotee and expressed in Kṛṣṇa are favorable for that devotee’s madhura-rasa. Śānta-rasa manifested in the madhura-rasa devotee and in Kṛṣṇa is unfavorable for madhura-rasa. Hāsya and sakhya are favorable to some degree when displayed in other devotees, specifically the sakhīs. Vatsala-rasa manifested in the madhura-rasa devotee, in Kṛṣṇa and in other devotees, is unfavorable for the devotee’s madhura-rasa. Bībhatsa-rasa is unfavorable when manifested in all five types of persons (the devotee, Kṛṣṇa, other devotees, neutrals and enemies). Raudra and bhayānaka-rasas are unfavorable generally when manifested in all five types of persons. Some say that yuddha-vīra and dharma-vīra-rasas (vīra-yugmam) are favorable in the devotee, in Kṛṣṇa and in other devotees. Others say that those two rasas are unfavorable, though this is not the author’s opinion.

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