Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.25
Relationships That Shelter Transcendental Love
“The servant, friend, superior and conjugal lover are the shelters of the transcendental mellows called dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya and śṛṅgāra.
What the purport teaches
- The servant and friend are shelters of the transcendental mellows called dāsya and sakhya.
- The superior and conjugal lover are shelters of vātsalya and śṛṅgāra.
- These relationships express distinct forms of loving connection with Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Write down the four relationships and match each with its name in the verse.
Ask yourself
How does thinking about these relationships help you understand devotion as a loving connection?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.