Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c8.s3.55
Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c8.s3.55
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c8.s3.55
V. Rāga, erotic transmutation of sorrow into joy, which, in coloured figuration, may be either Nilima (dark-blue) or Raktima (crimson). The Nilima Rāga may again be Nili rāga, indigo-coloured, unchangeable and not outwardly manifesting itself, or it may be Śyāmā-rāga, dark-coloured, accomplished slowly and manifesting itself a little. The Raktima Rāga, on the other hand, may be Kusumbha-rāga, saffron-coloured, quickly diffusing itself and reflecting other Rāgas, or it may be Mañjiṣṭha-rāga, coloured like madder, durable and independent.¹