Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 19.232

kanta-bhave nijanga diya karena sevana

ataeva madhura-rasera haya 'panca' guna

SYNONYMS

kanta-bhave -- on the platform of conjugal love; nija-anga -- own body; diya -- offering; karena -- executes; sevana -- service; ataeva -- therefore; madhura-rasera -- of the mellow of conjugal love; haya -- there are; panca guna -- five kinds of transcendental qualities.

TRANSLATION

"On the platform of conjugal love, the devotee offers his body in the service of the Lord. Thus on this platform the transcendental qualities of all five rasas are present.

PURPORT

Attachment for Krishna in santa-rasa, rendering service to the Lord in dasya-rasa, rendering relaxed service in fraternity and serving in parental love with feelings of maintenance all combine on the platform of conjugal love when the devotee wants to serve the Lord by offering Him his personal body. Thus the qualities of the other rasas combine to form the nectar of conjugal love. On this platform, all the different feelings of a devotee are amalgamated.

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