### CC Adi 4.49

> প্রৌঢ় নির্মলভাব প্রেম সর্বোত্তম ।\
> কৃষ্ণের মাধুর্যরস-আস্বাদ-কারণ ॥৪৯॥

> prauḍha nirmala-bhāva prema sarvottama\
> kṛṣṇera mādhurya-rasa-āsvāda-kāraṇa

*prauḍha*—matured; *nirmala-bhāva*—pure condition; *prema*—love; *sarva-uttama*—best of all; *kṛṣṇera*—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; *mādhurya-rasa*—of the mellow of the conjugal relationship; *āsvāda*—of the tasting; *kāraṇa*—the cause.

**Her pure, mature love surpasses that of all others. Her love is the cause of Lord Kṛṣṇa's tasting the sweetness of the conjugal relationship.**