CC Madhya 8.86
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya
TEXT 86
- guṇādhikye svādādhikya bāḍe prati-rase
- śānta-dāsya-sakhya-vātsalyera guṇa madhurete vaise
SYNONYMS
guṇa-ādhikye—by the increase of transcendental qualities; svāda-ādhikya—increase of taste; bāḍe—increases; prati-rase—in each mellow; śānta—of neutrality; dāsya—of servitude; sakhya—of fraternity; vātsalyera—and of parental affection; guṇa—the qualities; madhurete—in the conjugal mellow; vaise—appear.
TRANSLATION
“As the qualities increase, so the taste also increases in each and every mellow. Therefore the qualities found in śānta-rasa, dāsya-rasa, sakhya-rasa and vātsalya-rasa are all manifested in conjugal love [mādhurya-rasa].