CC Madhya 19.227
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 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.