Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.185
Five Chief Transcendental Mellows
“The chief transcendental mellows experienced with the Supreme Personality of Godhead are five — śānta, dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya and madhura.
What the purport teaches
- There are five chief transcendental mellows.
- They are experienced with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Their names are śānta, dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya and madhura.
Try this today
Read the five names, then try writing them from memory and check them against the translation.
Ask yourself
Can I recall the five chief transcendental mellows and with whom they are experienced?
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.