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has to be protected by the devotee, and at this time the devotee takes the posi-
tion of being worshiped by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The feelings of
paternal love are called vatsalya-rati. When the devotee is situated on this plat-
form, he wants to maintain the Lord like a son, and he desires all good fortune for
the Lord. He offers blessings to the Lord by touching His feet and head.
Madhura-rati, or attachment in conjugal love, is described as follows:

mitho harer mrgaksyas ca
sambhogas yadi-karanam

madhurdpara-paryaya
priyatakhyodita ratih

asyam kataksa-bhriksepa-
priya-vani-smitadayah

The conjugal relationship is experienced between the Supreme Personality of
Godhead and the young damsels of Vrajabhimi, and due to their conjugal love
they continuously exist in eight kinds of remembrances called madhura-rati. This
intimate relationship brought about by conjugal love produces movements of the
eyebrows, glancing, sweet words and exchanges of joking words.

TEXT 185
AS, WD, ABW, BWeney, FASI-AA ary |
FHS(Ssy-TH-TCG G AW STA |) Sve

santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya, madhura-rasa nama
krsna-bhakti-rasa-madhye e pafica pradhana

SYNONYMS

santa—neutrality; dasya—servitude; sakhya—friendship; vdatsalya—paternal
affection; madhura-rasa—conjugal love; nama—different names; krsna-bhakti—
of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; rasa—the mellows;
madhye—among; e—these; pafica—five; pradhana—chief.

TRANSLATION

“The chief transcendental mellows experienced with the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead are five—Santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madhura.

TEXT 186

AMITMVGSIA Taz FHA caly Sos |
Satase A SrA SHS cass AV | ry
