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Vama-prakhara

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A classification in Gauḍīya rasa theory combining vāma, resistance and refusal of easy reconciliation, with prakharā, bold and forceful speech. It is Lalitā’s defining temperament, and it describes a mode of love rather than a bad temper.

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Lalitā-devī → Viśākhā-devī → Indulekhā-devī →

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Liṅga Mahāpurāṇa

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