CC Madhya 23.53 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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—paternal 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, paternal affection and conjugal love, which is also known as the mellow of sweetness. Conjugal love excels all others.