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and then Lord Caitanya appears in the Kali-yuga of the same divya-yuga. Lord
Krsna and Lord Caitanya appear once in each day of Brahma, or once in fourteen
manvantaras, each of seventy-one divya-yugas in duration.

From the beginning of Brahma’s day of 4,320,000,000 years, six Manus appear
and disappear before Lord Krsna appears. Thus 1,975,320,000 years of the day of
Brahma elapse before the appearance of Lord Krsna. This is an astronomical calcu-
lation according to solar years.

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TD, AW, Aeney, Sots— vita 7 |
Sifax Stray SH AS BAe Sty At 99 ki
dasya, sakhya, vatsalya, srfigara——cari rasa
cari bhavera bhakta yata krsna tara vasa
SYNONYMS

ddsya—servitude; sakhya—friendship; vdtsa/ya—parental affection; spigdra—con-
jugal love; cari—four; rasa— mellows; cari—four; bhadvera—of the sentiments; bhakta—
devotees; yata—as many as there are; Arsna—Lord Krsna; tadra—by them; vasa—
subdued.

TRANSLATION

Servitude [dasya], friendship [sakhya], parental affection [vatsalya] and conjugal
love [Srngara] are the four transcendental mellows [rasas]. By the devotees who
cherish these four mellows, Lord Krsna is subdued.

PURPORT

Dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and srfgara are the transcendental modes of loving service
to the Lord. Sdnta-rasa, or the neutral stage, is not mentioned in this verse because
although in Sdnta-rasa one considers the Absolute Truth the sublime great, one does
not go beyond that conception. Santa-rasa is a very grand idea for materialistic
philosophers, but such idealistic appreciation is only the beginning; it is the lowest
among the relationships in the spiritual world. Santa-rasa is not given much impor-
tance because as soon as there is a slight understanding between the knower and the
known, active loving transcendental reciprocations and exchanges begin. Dasya-rasa
is the basic relationship between Krsna and His devotees; therefore this verse considers
dasya the first stage of transcendental devotional service.

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