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Ādi 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
CC Ādi 4.42
dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya, āra ye śṛṅgāra
cāri prema, catur-vidha bhakta-i ādhāra
Word for word:
dāsya
— servitude;
sakhya
— friendship;
vātsalya
— parental affection;
āra
— and;
ye
— that;
śṛṅgāra
— conjugal love;
cārī
— four types;
prema
— love of God;
catuḥ
-
vidha
— four kinds;
bhakta
-
i
— devotees;
ādhāra
— 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.
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