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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 4.42
dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya, āra ye śṛńgāra
cāri prema, catur-vidha bhakta-i ādhāra
SYNONYMS
dāsya — servitude; sakhya — friendship; vātsalya — parental affection; āra — and; ye — that; śṛńgāra — conjugal love; cārī — four types; prema — love of God; catuḥ-vidha — four kinds; bhakta-i — devotees; ādhāra — 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.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness