Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 23.53
Five Mellows, Conjugal Love Supreme
“There are five transcendental mellows — neutrality, servitorship, friendship, parental affection and conjugal love, which is also known as the mellow of sweetness. Conjugal love excels all the others.
What the purport teaches
- There are five transcendental mellows: neutrality, servitorship, friendship, parental affection and conjugal love.
- Conjugal love is also known as the mellow of sweetness.
- Among these five transcendental mellows, conjugal love excels all the others.
Try this today
Write out the five mellows and underline the one also called the mellow of sweetness.
Ask yourself
How does knowing the five mellows help you understand the variety described here?
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.