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| Adi-lila | Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi 4.42
dasya, sakhya, vatsalya, ara ye srngara
cari prema, catur-vidha bhakta-i adhara
SYNONYMS
dasya -- servitude; sakhya -- friendship; vatsalya -- parental affection; ara -- and; ye -- that; srngara -- conjugal love; cari -- four types; prema -- love of God; catuh-vidha -- four kinds; bhakta-i -- devotees; adhara -- the containers.
TRANSLATION
Four kinds of devotees are the receptacles of the four kinds of mellows in love of God, namely servitude, friendship, parental affection and conjugal love.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness