CC Adi 4.42

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 42

dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya, āra ye śṛṅgāra

cāri prema, catur-vidha bhakta-i ādhāra

SYNONYMS

dāsya—servitude; sakhya—friendship; vātsalya—parental affection; āra—and; ye'—that; śṛṅgāra—conjugal love; cārī—four types; prema—love of God; catuḥ-vidha—four kinds; bhakta-i—devotees; ādhāra—the containers.

TRANSLATION

Four kinds of devotees are the receptacles of the four kinds of mellows in love of God, namely servitude, friendship, parental affection and conjugal love.

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