CC Madhya 8.85 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 85
- pūrva-pūrva-rasera guṇa—pare pare haya
- dui-tina gaṇane pañca paryanta bāḍaya
SYNONYMS
pūrva-pūrva—of each previous; rasera—of the mellow; guṇa—the qualities; pare pare—in each subsequent; haya—there are; dui-tina—two and then three; gaṇane—in counting; pañca—five; paryanta—up to; bāḍaya—increases.
TRANSLATION
“There is a gradual order of improvement in transcendental mellows from the initial ones to the later ones. In each subsequent mellow the qualities of the previous mellows are manifested, counting from two, then three, and up to the point of five complete qualities.