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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 23.53
pañca-vidha rasa — śānta, dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya
madhura-nāma śṛńgāra-rasa — sabāte prābalya
SYNONYMS
pañca-vidha rasa — five kinds of mellows; śānta — neutrality; dāsya — servitorship; sakhya — friendship; vātsalya — parental affection; madhura — sweet; nāma — named; śṛńgāra-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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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness