Definitions for rasa
rasa

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1. Rasa

   Rasa is a Sanskrit theological concept specific to Krishna-centered bhakti traditions, such as Gaudiya Vaishnavism. The theological use of the word can be found early, about two thousand years before the Nimbarka or Caitanya schools of bhakti, in a phrase that Chaitanya traditions frequently quote: "Truly, the Lord is rasa" of the Taittiriya Upanishad. This statement expresses the view that God is the one who enjoys the ultimate rasa, or spiritual rapture and emotions. It is believed Rupa Goswami developed, under the direct guidance of Caitanya, the articulated and formulated theology of rasa as "the soul's particular relationship with the divinity in devotional love". Rupa's text draws largely from the foundational theory of rasa formed by Bharata Muni, the originator of Sanskrit dramaturgy, or Natya Sastra. These relationships with the divinity in devotional love, rasa, can closely resemble the variety of loving feelings that humans experience with one another, such as beloved-lover, friend-friend, parent-child, and master-servant. Rasas are distinguished as lower and higher and according to Bhagavad Gita it appears that the three higher rasas are acknowledged and preferred by Arjuna. The higher rasas are described as loving, friendly, and fraternal types of relationships.

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1. RASA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rasa is ranked #65782 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rasa surname appeared 301 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rasa.
   
   74% or 223 total occurrences were White.
   13.9% or 42 total occurrences were Asian.
   5.6% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.9% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for rasa »

1. sara

How to pronounce rasa?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rasa in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rasa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of rasa in a Sentence

1. Joan Punyet Miro:

   That was the beginning of revolution and the provocational spirit of Dadaism to try to make tabula rasa with everything, because there were terrible moral and ethical bankruptcies.

2. William Hanrahan:

   As a judge I would be asking (potential jurors) to make that commitment to set aside what they believe the facts to be and set aside what they believe the law to be, to essentially be a tabula rasa, a blank slate.

3. Pierre Joutard:

   (It was) very important for us to keep the past of the memories because we don't want to do tabula rasa.

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References

1. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rasa
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html