hÄsya, adbhuta, vÄ«ra, karuṇa, raudra, bÄ«bhatsa, bhaya
pañca-vidha-bhakte gauṇa sapta-rasa haya

 hÄsya - laughter; adbhuta - wonder; vÄ«ra - chivalry; karuṇa - pathetic feeling; raudra - anger; bÄ«bhatsa - disaster; bhaya - fearfulness; pañca-vidha-bhakte - in five kinds of devotees; gauṇa - indirect; sapta-rasa - seven kinds of mellows; haya - there are.


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“In addition to the five direct mellows, there are seven indirect mellows, known as laughter, wonder, chivalry, compassion, anger, disaster and fear.

Purport

Similarly, hÄsya, adbhuta, vÄ«ra, karuṇa, raudra, bhaya and bÄ«bhatsa — the seven indirect mellows — are explained in the BhaktirasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu. The hÄsya-bhakti-rasa, laughing devotion, is explained as follows (B.r.s. 4.1.6):

vaká¹£yamÄṇair vibhÄvÄdyaiḥ puṣṭiá¹ hÄsa-ratir gatÄ
hÄsya-bhakti-raso nÄma budhair eá¹£a nigadyate

“When through devotional service a laughing attachment to Kṛṣṇa is developed, it is called hÄsya-bhakti-rasa by learned scholars.â€

Similarly, adbhuta-rasa is described in the Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu (4.2.1):

Ätmocitair vibhÄvÄdyaiḥ svÄdyatvaá¹ bhakta-cetasi
sÄ vismaya-ratir nÄ«tÄd- bhuta-bhakti-raso bhavet

“When one’s general attachment is fixed in wonder, it is called adbhuta-bhakti-rasa.â€

VÄ«ra-bhakti-rasa is described as follows (B.r.s. 4.3.1):

saivotsÄha-ratiḥ sthÄyÄ« vibhÄvÄdyair nijocitaḥ
ÄnÄ«yamÄnÄ svÄdyatvaá¹ vÄ«ra-bhakti-raso bhavet
yuddha-dÄna-dayÄ-dharmaiÅ› caturdhÄ-vÄ«ra ucyate

“When attachment to Kṛṣṇa mixes with the bellicose tendency, the charitable tendency or the merciful tendency in the heart of the devotee, such devotion is called vÄ«ra-bhakti-rasa.â€

Karuṇa-bhakti-rasa is described as follows (B.r.s. 4.4.1):

Ätmocitair vibhÄvÄdyair nÄ«tÄ puṣṭiá¹ satÄá¹ há¹›di
bhavec choka-ratir bhakti- raso hi karuṇÄbhidhaḥ

“When one’s devotional attitude and attachment for Kṛṣṇa is mixed with lamentation, it is called karuṇa-bhakti-rasa.â€

Similarly, raudra-bhakti-rasa is described as follows (B.r.s. 4.5.1):

nÄ«tÄ krodha-ratiḥ puṣṭiá¹ vibhÄvÄdyair nijocitaiḥ
há¹›di bhakta-janasyÄsau raudra-bhakti-raso bhavet

“When devotion is mixed with anger in the heart of the devotee, the taste is called raudra-bhakti-rasa.â€

BhayÄnaka-bhakti-rasa is described as follows (B.r.s. 4.6.1):

vaká¹£yamÄṇair vibhÄvÄdyaiḥ puṣṭiá¹ bhaya-ratir gatÄ
bhayÄnakÄbhidho bhakti- raso dhÄ«rair udÄ«ryate

“When devotion is mixed with fear, it is called bhayÄnaka-bhakti-rasa.â€

BÄ«bhatsa-bhakti-rasa is described as follows (B.r.s. 4.7.1):

puṣṭiá¹ nija-vibhÄvÄdyair jugupsÄ-ratir ÄgatÄ
asau bhakti-raso dhÄ«rair bÄ«bhatsÄkhya itÄ«ryate

“When one’s attachment for Kṛṣṇa develops in an abominable way, and the devotee enjoys it, that is called bÄ«bhatsa-bhakti-rasa.â€

In conclusion, when a pure devotee is situated in any of the five principal mellows (Å›Änta, dÄsya, sakhya, vÄtsalya or madhura) and that mellow is mixed with one or more of the seven indirect bhakti-rasas (hÄsya, adbhuta, vÄ«ra, karuṇa, raudra, bhayÄnaka or bÄ«bhatsa), the indirect mellows become prominent.