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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 17.275
yaśodā-nandana hailā śacīra nandana
catur-vidha bhakta-bhāva kare āsvādana
SYNONYMS
yaśodā-nandana — the son of mother Yaśodā; hailā — became; śacīra — of mother Śacī; nandana — the son; catuḥ-vidha — four kinds of; bhakta-bhāva — devotional humors; kare — does; āsvādana — tasting.
TRANSLATION
The same Supreme Personality of Godhead who appeared as the son of mother Yaśodā has now appeared as the son of mother Śacī, relishing four kinds of devotional activities.
PURPORT
Servitude, friendship, parental affection and conjugal love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead are the basis of the four kinds of devotional activities. In śānta, the marginal stage of devotional service, there is no activity. But above the śānta humor are servitude, friendship, parental affection and conjugal love, which represent the gradual growth of devotional service to higher and higher platforms.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness