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Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal—Love of Godhead

Verse 53 of 111
Cc Madhya 23.53

পংচবিধ রস—শান্ত, দাস্য, সখ্য, বাত্সল্য মধুরনাম শৃংগাররস—সবাতে প্রাবল্য

पंचविध रस—शान्त, दास्य, सख्य, वात्सल्य मधुरनाम शृंगाररस—सबाते प्राबल्य

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.

Verse 53 of 111