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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.186
হাস্যোঽদ্ভুতস্তথা বীরঃ করুণো রৌদ্র ইত্যপি ।
ভয়ানকঃ সবীভৎস ইতি গৌণশ্চ সপ্তধা ॥ ১৮৬ ॥
hāsyo ’dbhutas tathā vīraḥ
karuṇo raudra ity api
bhayānakaḥ sa-bībhatsa
iti gauṇaś ca saptadhā
“ ‘Besides the five direct mellows, there are seven indirect mellows, known as laughter, wonder, chivalry, compassion, anger, disaster and fear.’
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Besides the five direct mellows, there are seven indirect mellows.
These are laughter, wonder, chivalry, compassion, anger, disaster and fear.
The purport identifies the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu as the source of this verse.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
The mood of Madhya 19 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu introduced Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vallabha Bhaṭṭa. After this, a brāhmaṇa scholar named Raghupati Upādhyāya arrived and discussed Kṛṣṇa consciousness with the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mellows”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which of these seven indirect mellows would you like to understand better?
Read the seven indirect mellows aloud, then try to recall them.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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