CC Madhya 8.86 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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 paternal 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 manifest in conjugal love [mādhurya-rasa].

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