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Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Verse 45 of 262
Cc Ādi 4.45

যথোত্তরমসৌ স্বাদ বিশেষোল্লাসময্যপি রতির্বাসনযা স্বাদ্বী ভাসতে কাপি কস্যচিত্

यथोत्तरमसौ स्वाद विशेषोल्लासमय्यपि रतिर्वासनया स्वाद्वी भासते कापि कस्यचित्

yathottaram asau svāda- viśeṣollāsamayy api ratir vāsanayā svādvī bhāsate kāpi kasyacit

Synonyms

yathā-uttaram—one after another; asau—that; svāda-viśeṣa—of particular tastes; ullāsa-mayī—consisting of the increase; api—although; ratiḥ—love; vāsanayā—by the different desire; svādvī—sweet; bhāsate—exists; kā api—any; kasyacit—of someone (the devotee)..

Translation

"Increasing love is experienced in various tastes, one above another. But that love which has the highest taste in the gradual succession of desire manifests itself in the form of conjugal love."

Purport

This is a verse from Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (2.5.38).

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