CC Madhya 23.53

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

Madhya-līlā 23.52 - Madhya-līlā 23.54

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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.

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