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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 227

sakhyera guṇa—‘asaṅkoca’, ‘agaurava’ sāra
mamatādhikye tāḍana-bhartsana-vyavahāra

SYNONYMS

sakhyera guṇa—the quality of fraternity; asaṅkoca—without any formality; agaurava—without any veneration; sāra—the essence; mamatā-adhikye—on account of greater intimacy; tāḍana—of chastisement; bhartsana—of rebuking; vyavahāra—behavior.

TRANSLATION

“The essence of fraternal love is intimacy devoid of the formality and veneration found in dāsya-rasa. Due to a greater sense of intimacy, the devotee functioning in parental love chastises and rebukes the Lord in an ordinary way.