Prīti sakhya vatsalya प्रीति सख्य वत्सल्य
as from Bhakti rasāmṛta sindhu भक्ति रसामृत सिन्धु:
atha bheda-trayī hṛdyā
rateḥ prīty-ādir īryate |
gāḍhānukūlatotpannā mamatvena sadāśritā
||2.5.22||
kṛṣṇa-bhakteṣv
anugrāhya-sakhi-pūjyeṣv anukramāt |
tri-vidheṣu trayī prītiḥ sakhyaṁ vatsalatety asau
||2.5.23||
atra
netrādi-phullatva-jṛmbhaṇodghūrṇanādayaḥ |
kevalā saṅkulā ceti dvi-vidheyaṁ rati-trayī
||2.5.24||
"The three types of rati-prīti, sakhya and vatsalya-are pleasing to the heart. They arise from deep friendliness to the Lord and are always endowed with possessiveness toward the Lord."
"When rati is found in three types of devotees-
recipients of mercy,
friends and elders-it becomes prīti-rati, sakhya-rati and vatsalya-rati,
respectively."
"In these three types of rati there is opening of the eyes, stretching the limbs and unsteadiness. These three types have two varieties: kevala and saṅkula."
atha prītiḥ -
svasmād bhavanti ye nyūnās te'nugrāhyā harer matāḥ |
ārādhyatvātmikā teṣāṁ ratiḥ prītir itīritā ||2.5.27||
tatrāsakti-kṛd anyatra prīti-saṁhāriṇī hy asau ||2.5.28||
yathā
mukunda-mālāyām (8 )-
divi vā bhuvi vā mamāstu vāso narake vā narkāntaka prakāmam |
avadhīrita-śāradāravindau caraṇau te maraṇe'pi cintayāmi ||2.5.29||
atha sakhyam
-
ye syus tulyā mukundasya te sakhāyaḥ satāṁ matāḥ |
sāmyād viśrambha-rūpaiṣāṁ ratiḥ sakhyam ihocyae |
parihāsa-prahāsādi-kāriṇīyam ayantraṇā ||2.5.30||
yathā -
māṁ puṣpitāraṇya-didṛkṣayāgataṁ
nimeṣa-viśleṣa-vidīrṇa-mānasāḥ |
te saṁspṛśantaḥ pulakāñcita-śriyo
dūrād ahaṁpūrvikayādya remire ||2.5.31||
yathā vā -
śrīdāma-dor-vilasitena kṛto'si kāmaṁ
dāmodara tvam iha darpa-dhurā daridraḥ |
sadyas tvayā tad api kathanam eva kṛtvā
devyai hriye trayam adāyi jvalāñjalīnām ||2.5.32||
atha vātsalyam -
guravo ye harer asya te pūjyā iti viśrutāḥ |
anugraha-mayī teṣāṁ ratir vātsalyam ucyate |
idaṁ lālana-bhavyāśīś cibuka-sparśanādi-kṛt ||2.5.33||
yathā -
agrāsi yan-nirabhisandhi-virodha-bhājaḥ
kaṁsasya kiṅkara-gaṇair girito'py udagraiḥ |
gās tatra rakṣitum asau gahane mṛdur me
bālaḥ prayāty avirataṁ bata kiṁ karomi ||2.5.34||
yathā vā -
sutam aṅgulibhiḥ
snuta-stanī
cibukāgre dadhatī dayārdra-dhīḥ |
samalālayad ālayāt puraḥ
sthiti-bhājaṁ vraja-rāja-gehinī
||2.5.35||
Prīti-rati:
"When persons identify themselves as inferior to the Lord they
are called the recipients of mercy (anugrāhyā). Their rati, in which Kṛṣṇa is perceived as worth of worship, is called
prīti-rati."
"This prīti-rati produces attachment for the object of worship, and destroys affection for other objects."
An example from the Mukunda-māla [8]:
"O destroyer of the asura Naraka! Wherever I live according to Your desire-in
heaven, on earth or in hell- I will remember Your two feet, whose beauty defeats
the lotuses blooming in the autumn season, even at the time of death."
Sakhya-rati:
"Those who identify themselves as equal to Mukunda are called sakhas or
friends. Their rati, with familiarity arising from a sense of equality, is
called sakhya-rati. In this rati there is loud laughing, joking and no sense
of reserve."
An example:
"Today, when I went to see the flowering forests of Vṛndāvan, My friends were
suffering by even a moment's separation from Me. From far off, they said, 'I
will be touched by Him first! I will be touched by Him first!' With hairs
standing on end, they played in this way."
Another example:
"Śrīdāma said, 'Your pride has become impoverished enough in being defeated by
the strength of my earms. Having boasted, say goodbye to the queen called shame
[and defeat me].'
"Vatsala-rati:
"Those persons whose rati identifies them as superiors to the Lord are
known as pūjya, worthy of respect or elders. Their rati, which gives mercy to Kṛṣṇa, is called vātsalya or
vatsala. In this rati, there is protecting Kṛṣṇa, blessing Him, kissing
Him and touching Him."
An example:
"The forest is filled with inimical Kaṁsa's servants, who are more
solid than mountains. My tender boy goes constantly to that dense forest. Oh!
What should I do?"
Another example:
"Yaśodā, whose heart was soft with affection and whose breasts flowed with
milk, caressed her son Kṛṣṇa while holding His chin in her fingers."
tatra kevalā -
raty-antarasya gandhena varjitā kevalā bhavet |
vrajānuge rasālādau śrīdāmādau vayasyake |
gurau ca vrajanāthādau krameṇaiva sphuraty asau ||2.5.25||
tatra saṅkulā -
eṣāṁ dvayos trayāṇāṁ vā sannipātas tu saṅkulā |
udbhavādau ca bhīmādau mathurādau krameṇa sā |
yasyādhikyaṁ bhaved yatra sa tena vyapadiśyate ||2.5.26||
Kevala-rati:
"When rati has no trace of other kinds of rati it is called kevala- (pure) rati. In Vraja, it is found in Kṛṣṇa's servants such as Rāsala, in friends such as Śrīdāma and elders such as Nanada."
Saṅkula-rati:
"When two or three of the three types of rati are found together in a person, it is called saṅkula-rati (mixed rati).It is found in Uddhava, Bhīma and Mukharā. A person is identified by the rati which is most prominent."

