CC Madhya 19.104
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 104
- rasa-gaṇa-madhye tumi śreṣṭha māna’ kāya?
- ‘ādya eva paro rasaḥ’—kahe upādhyāya
SYNONYMS
rasa-gaṇa-madhye—among all the mellows; tumi—you; śreṣṭha—as supreme; māna’—accept; kāya—which one; ādyaḥ—conjugal love; eva—certainly; paraḥ rasaḥ—the best of all mellows; kahe—replied; upādhyāya—Raghupati Upādhyāya.
TRANSLATION
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Among all the mellows, which do you consider best?” Raghupati Upādhyāya replied, “The mellow of conjugal love is supermost.”