CC Adi 4.42

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

Ādi-līlā 4.41 - Ādi-līlā 4.43

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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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