CC Madhya 23.53 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 37
- pañca-vidha rasa—śānta, dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya
- madhura-nāma śṛṅgāra-rasa—sabāte prābalya
SYNONYMS
pañca-vidha rasa—five kinds of mellows; śānta—neutrality; dāsya—servitorship; sakhya—friendship; vātsalya—parental affection; madhura—sweet; nāma—named; śṛṅgāra-rasa—the conjugal mellow; sabāte—among all of them; prābalya—predominant.
TRANSLATION
“There are five transcendental mellows—neutrality, servitorship, friendship, parental affection and conjugal love, which is also known as the mellow of sweetness. Conjugal love excels all the others.