Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c8.s2.138
Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c8.s2.138
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c8.s2.138
The topic of Apparent Sentiment (Rasābhāsa) is next taken up; but the treatment is original. The Rasābhāsa occurs where the ingredients of the Rasa are either insufficient (aṅga-hīnatva) or improperly developed (aṅga-vairūpya). Three cases are distinguished: (i) Upa-rasa, where the Vibhāvas, Anubhāvas and the Sthāyi-bhāva are improper (virūpatā-prāpta), e.g. the Rasa developed in inanimate beings, etc. (ii) Anu-rasa, where the Vibhāvas etc. have no reference to Kṛṣṇa (kṛṣṇa-sambandha-varjita), and (iii) Apa-rasa, where the Rasa is developed in persons hostile to Kṛṣṇa (tat-pratipakṣa).