Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 19.186

hāsyo 'dbhutas tathā vīraḥ

karuṇo raudra ity api

bhayānakaḥ sa-bībhatsa

iti gauṇaś ca saptadhā

SYNONYMS

hāsyaḥ — laughter; adbhutaḥ — wonder; tathā — then; vīraḥ — chivalry; karuṇaḥ — compassion; raudraḥ — anger; iti — thus; api — also; bhayānakaḥ — fear; saḥ — along with; bībhatsaḥ — disaster; iti — thus; gauṇaḥ — indirect; ca — also; saptadhā — seven kinds.

TRANSLATION

"'Besides the five direct mellows, there are seven indirect mellows, known as laughter, wonder, chivalry, compassion, anger, disaster and fear.'

PURPORT

This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (2.5.116).

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