# Rasa Theory *The science of transcendental relationships with Krishna* Total entries: 129 ## Understanding Rasa Rasa means "mellow" or "taste" - the transcendental emotional exchange between the devotee and Krishna. There are five primary rasas and seven secondary rasas. **Five Primary Rasas:** 1. **[[index/S#śānta rasa|Śānta rasa]]** - Neutral/passive relationship - Appreciation of Krishna's greatness - Peaceful devotion 2. **[[index/D#dāsya rasa defined|Dāsya rasa defined]]** - Servitorship - Serving Krishna as master - Example: Hanuman 3. **Sakhya-rasa** - Friendship - Playing with Krishna as a friend - Example: Sudama, Arjuna, cowherd boys 4. **[[index/V#vātsalya rasa|Vātsalya rasa]]** - Parental love - Caring for Krishna as a child - Example: Yasoda, Nanda Maharaja 5. **Mādhurya-rasa (Śṛṅgāra-rasa)** - Conjugal love - Most intimate relationship - Example: Radharani, gopis **Levels of Bhāva:** - Bhāva - Initial ecstasy - Prema - Pure love - Sneha - Affection - Māna - Transcendental anger - Praṇaya - Deeper love - Rāga - Deep attachment - Anurāga - Further attachment - Mahābhāva - Highest ecstasy (Radharani's mood) **Two Types of Conjugal Love:** - **[[index/S#svakīya rasa|Svakīya rasa]]** - Married relationship (queens in Dwarka) - **[[index/entries/parakiya-rasa|Parakīya-rasa]]** - Paramour relationship (gopis in Vrindavan - highest) ## All Related Entries - [[index/A#acyuta bhāva siddha defined|Acyuta bhāva siddha defined]] - [[index/A#adhirūḍha bhāva|Adhirūḍha bhāva]] - [[index/A#anubhāva|Anubhāva]] - [[index/A#anubhāva defined|Anubhāva defined]] - [[index/A#anurasa defined|Anurasa defined]] - [[index/A#anurāga|Anurāga]] - [[index/A#aparasa defined|Aparasa defined]] - [[index/A#avabodha rasa defined|Avabodha rasa defined]] - [[index/A#aśānta defined|Aśānta defined]] - [[index/B#bhajamāna (son of andhaka)|Bhajamāna (son of Andhaka)]] - [[index/B#bhajamāna (son of sātvata)|Bhajamāna (son of Sātvata)]] - [[index/B#bhajamāna (son of śūra)|Bhajamāna (son of Śūra)]] - [[index/B#bhakti bhāva defined|Bhakti bhāva defined]] - [[index/entries/bhava|Bhāva]] - [[index/B#bhāva (ecstasy)|Bhāva (ecstasy)]] - [[index/B#bhāva defined|Bhāva defined]] - [[index/B#bhāvana defined|Bhāvana defined]] - [[index/B#bhūta bhāvana, kṛṣṇa as|Bhūta bhāvana, Kṛṣṇa as]] - [[index/B#bhūta bhāvanaḥ, supreme lord as|Bhūta bhāvanaḥ, Supreme Lord as]] - [[index/B#brahma bhāvana defined|Brahma bhāvana defined]] - [[index/B#brahmānanda (brahma nirvāṇa) defined|Brahmānanda (brahma nirvāṇa) defined]] - [[index/B#brahmānanda defined|Brahmānanda defined]] - [[index/B#brahmānandīs defined|Brahmānandīs defined]] - [[index/C#cinmaya rasa potency|Cinmaya rasa potency]] - [[index/C#conjugal love|Conjugal love]] - [[index/C#conjugal love, kṛṣṇa enjoys|Conjugal love, Kṛṣṇa enjoys]] - [[index/D#dhṛṣṭi (son of bhajamāna)|Dhṛṣṭi (son of Bhajamāna)]] - [[index/D#dāsya stage of devotional service|Dāsya stage of devotional service]] - [[index/D#dāsya rasa defined|Dāsya rasa defined]] - [[index/D#dāsyam defined|Dāsyam defined]] - [[index/H#habibara rahamāna|Habibara Rahamāna]] - [[index/K#kṛṣṇa bhāvanāmṛta saṅgha defined|Kṛṣṇa bhāvanāmṛta saṅgha defined]] - [[index/K#kṛṣṇa prema defined|Kṛṣṇa prema defined]] - [[index/K#kṛṣṇa prema taraṅgiṇī|Kṛṣṇa prema taraṅgiṇī]] - [[index/entries/mahabhava|Mahābhāva]] - [[index/M#mahābhāva defined|Mahābhāva defined]] - [[index/M#mellows, types of, five listed|Mellows, types of, five listed]] - [[index/M#mādhurya rasa defined|Mādhurya rasa defined]] - [[index/M#māna|Māna]] - [[index/M#māna defined|Māna defined]] - [[index/M#māna bhūti defined|Māna bhūti defined]] - [[index/M#māna śūnyatā defined|Māna śūnyatā defined]] - [[index/M#mānasa|Mānasa]] - [[index/M#mānasa pūjā defined|Mānasa pūjā defined]] - [[index/M#mānava defined|Mānava defined]] - [[index/N#nectar of devotion, bhāva described in|Nectar of Devotion, bhāva described in]] - [[index/P#padmarāga maṇi|Padmarāga maṇi]] - [[index/entries/parakiya-rasa|Parakīya-rasa]] - [[index/P#parakīya rasa defined|Parakīya rasa defined]] - [[index/P#parakīya rasa, lust absent in|Parakīya rasa, lust absent in]] - [[index/P#paraṁ bhāvam defined|Paraṁ bhāvam defined]] - [[index/P#pavamāna|Pavamāna]] - [[index/P#prasannātmā defined|Prasannātmā defined]] - [[index/P#pratyak praśāntam explained|Pratyak praśāntam explained]] - [[index/P#praśānta|Praśānta]] - [[index/P#praśānta defined|Praśānta defined]] - [[index/P#praśānta karaṇaḥ defined|Praśānta karaṇaḥ defined]] - [[index/P#praśāntas defined|Praśāntas defined]] - [[index/P#praśāntaṁ sama darśanam, lord as|Praśāntaṁ sama darśanam, Lord as]] - [[index/P#praṇaya defined|Praṇaya defined]] - [[index/P#Prema|Prema]] - [[index/P#prema defined|Prema defined]] - [[index/P#prema mañjarī|Prema mañjarī]] - [[index/P#prema taraṅgiṇī|Prema taraṅgiṇī]] - [[index/P#prema vaicittya|Prema vaicittya]] - [[index/P#prema vilāsa|Prema vilāsa]] - [[index/P#prema vilāsa vivarta|Prema vilāsa vivarta]] - [[index/P#premānandīs defined|Premānandīs defined]] - [[index/P#pūrva rāga|Pūrva rāga]] - [[index/R#rasa (relationship with kṛṣṇa), conjugal|Rasa (relationship with Kṛṣṇa), conjugal]] - [[index/R#rasa (relationships), types of, five listed|Rasa (relationships), types of, five listed]] - [[index/R#rasa (taste)|Rasa (taste)]] - [[index/R#rasa, material|Rasa, material]] - [[index/R#rasa graha|Rasa graha]] - [[index/R#rasa jña, lord & devotees as|Rasa jña, Lord & devotees as]] - [[index/R#rasa mañjarī|Rasa mañjarī]] - [[index/R#rasajña|Rasajña]] - [[index/entries/rasas|Rasas]] - [[index/R#rasas defined|Rasas defined]] - [[index/R#rādhā bhāva|Rādhā bhāva]] - [[index/R#rādhā rasa sudhā nidhi|Rādhā rasa sudhā nidhi]] - [[index/R#rāga|Rāga]] - [[index/R#rāga bhakti defined|Rāga bhakti defined]] - [[index/R#rāga mañjarī|Rāga mañjarī]] - [[index/R#rāga mārga defined|Rāga mārga defined]] - [[index/R#rāgalekhā|Rāgalekhā]] - [[index/R#rūḍha bhāva|Rūḍha bhāva]] - [[index/S#sahasrājit (son of bhajamāna)|Sahasrājit (son of Bhajamāna)]] - [[index/S#sakhya defined|Sakhya defined]] - [[index/S#sakhya stage of devotional service|Sakhya stage of devotional service]] - [[index/S#sakhyam in kṛṣṇa consciousness|Sakhyam in Kṛṣṇa consciousness]] - [[index/S#samprasanne defined|Samprasanne defined]] - [[index/S#samāna|Samāna]] - [[index/S#samāna air|Samāna air]] - [[index/S#sneha defined|Sneha defined]] - [[index/S#sthāyi bhāva|Sthāyi bhāva]] - [[index/S#sthāyi bhāva defined|Sthāyi bhāva defined]] - [[index/S#svabhāva defined|Svabhāva defined]] - [[index/S#svakīya rasa|Svakīya rasa]] - [[index/S#sārasa defined|Sārasa defined]] - [[index/T#Trasaddasyu|Trasaddasyu]] - [[index/T#trasareṇu defined|Trasareṇu defined]] - [[index/U#uparasa defined|Uparasa defined]] - [[index/V#vibhāva|Vibhāva]] - [[index/V#vibhāvarī|Vibhāvarī]] - [[index/V#vipralambha sakhya defined|Vipralambha sakhya defined]] - [[index/V#vātsalya (filial love)|Vātsalya (filial love)]] - [[index/V#vātsalya stage of devotional service|Vātsalya stage of devotional service]] - [[index/V#vātsalya rasa|Vātsalya rasa]] - [[index/A#ādi rasa|Ādi rasa]] - [[index/A#ānanda cinmaya rasa|Ānanda cinmaya rasa]] - [[index/A#ānanda cinmaya rasa defined|Ānanda cinmaya rasa defined]] - [[index/A#āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ|Āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ]] - [[index/A#āsurika bhāva defined|Āsurika bhāva defined]] - [[index/A#ātmānanda defined|Ātmānanda defined]] - [[index/A#ātmānandī|Ātmānandī]] - [[index/A#ātmānandī defined|Ātmānandī defined]] - [[index/I#īśvara bhāva defined|Īśvara bhāva defined]] - [[index/S#śini (son of bhajamāna)|Śini (son of Bhajamāna)]] - [[index/S#śuddha bhāva|Śuddha bhāva]] - [[index/S#śānta|Śānta]] - [[index/S#śānta defined|Śānta defined]] - [[index/S#śānta stage of devotional service|Śānta stage of devotional service]] - [[index/S#śānta rasa|Śānta rasa]] - [[index/S#śānta rati|Śānta rati]] - [[index/S#śāntam defined|Śāntam defined]] - [[index/S#śāntaraja|Śāntaraja]] - [[index/S#śṛṅgāra rasa defined|Śṛṅgāra rasa defined]] - [[index/S#śṛṅgāra rasa maṇḍana|Śṛṅgāra rasa maṇḍana]] ## Related Categories - [[index/personalities/gopis|Gopis]] - [[index/concepts/bhakti-stages|Bhakti Stages]] - [[index/scriptures/nectar-of-devotion|Nectar of Devotion]]