A defective, distorted or improper manifestation of rasa. Not simply “bad emotion,” and not any mixture of emotions — Rūpa Gosvāmī treats it technically and distinguishes several kinds. The practical point is that not everything which feels spiritually emotional is genuine spiritual rasa, and Antya-līlā 5.97 names it as one of the two things Mahāprabhu could not tolerate hearing.
