Adi-lila, Chapter 4 257

SYNONYMS

dasya—servitude; sakhya—friendship; vdtsa/ya—parental affection; dra—and; ye—
that; $rfgara—conjugal love; cari—four types; prema—love of God; catuh-vidha—
four kinds; bhakta-i—devotees; Gdhdra—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.

TEXT 43

fas fam Sta ACA CES Be’ AITA |
faHStcs SCA SHQA GUAACA li Bo Ul

nija nija bhava sabe Srestha kari’ mane
nija-bhave kare krsna-sukha dsvadane
SYNONYMS
nija nija—each his own; bhava—mood; sabe—all; srestha kari’—making the best;
mane—accepts; nija-bhdve—in his own mood; kare—does; krsna-sukha—happiness
with Lord Krsna; dsvadane—tasting.
TRANSLATION
Each kind of devotee feels that his sentiment is the most excellent, and thus in
that mood he tastes great happiness with Lord Krsna.

TEXT 44

SHU SSui aca fora ale she

WA IM CES Serica GS Higa |i 88 I
tatastha ha-iyd mane vicara yadi kari

saba rasa haite srngare adhika madhuri

SYNONYMS

tata-stha ha-iyaé—becoming impartial; mane—in the mind; vicdra—consideration;
yadi—if; kari—doing; saba rasa—all the mellows; haite—than; srigdre—in conjugal
love; adhika—greater; mddhuri—sweetness.

TRANSLATION

But if we compare the sentiments in an impartial mood, we find that the conjugal
sentiment is superior to all in sweetness.
