258 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
PURPORT
No one is higher or lower than anyone else in transcendental relationships with
the Lord, for in the absolute realm everything is equal. But although these relation-
ships are absolute, there are also transcendental differences between them. Thus the
transcendental relationship of conjugal love is considered the highest perfection.
TEXT 45
AAS wefaccarararyshy |
afestnaa a Stes sft Fabs se |
yathottaram asau svdda-
visesollasamayy api
ratir vasanayd svadvi
bhasate kapi kasyacit
SYNONYMS
yathd-uttaram—one after another; asau—that; svdda-visesa—of particular tastes;
ullasa-mayi—consisting of the increase; api—although; ratih—love; vasanaya—by the
different desire; svddvi-sweet; bhdsate—exists; kd api—any; kasyacit—of someone
(the devotee).
TRANSLATION
“Increasing love is experienced in various tastes, one above another. But that
love which has the highest taste in the gradual succession of desire manifests itself
in the form of conjugal love.”
PURPORT
This is a verse from Srila Ripa Gosvami's Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (2.5.38).
TEXT 46
BSA AFR TA SR SIT aT I
BSH STHLSITS fUfay meeETA I BU II
ataeva madhura rasa kahi tara nadma
svakiya-parakiya-bhave dvi-vidha samsthana
SYNONYMS
ataeva—therefore; madhura—sweet; rasa—mellow; kahi—| say; tdra—of that;
nama—the name; svakiyd—svakiya (own); parakiya—and named parakiyd (another’s) ;
bhadve—in the moods; dvi-vidha—two types; samsthdna— positions.
