Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.183-184
Five Categories of Devotional Attachment
“According to the devotee, attachment falls within the five categories of śānta-rati, dāsya-rati, sakhya-rati, vātsalya-rati and madhura-rati. These five categories arise from devotees’ different attachments to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The transcendental mellows derived from devotional service are also of five varieties.
What the purport teaches
- According to the devotee, attachment falls into five categories: śānta-rati, dāsya-rati, sakhya-rati, vātsalya-rati and madhura-rati.
- These categories arise from devotees’ different attachments to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The transcendental mellows derived from devotional service are also of five varieties.
Try this today
Write the five categories of attachment, then read their names aloud slowly.
Ask yourself
What does this verse help me notice about the variety of devotees’ attachments to the Supreme Personality of Godhead?
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.