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
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farsicd FCA SFHAA BAMA li Bo
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
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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.
