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Conjugal Love Has the Highest Taste

“ ‘Increasing love is experienced in various tastes, one above another. But that love which has the highest taste in the gradual succession of desires manifests itself in the form of conjugal love.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.84, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Increasing love is experienced in various tastes.
  • These tastes have a gradual succession, one above another.
  • The love with the highest taste manifests in the form of conjugal love.

Try this today

Reread the translation slowly and write one sentence stating which form of love has the highest taste.

Ask yourself

What does this teaching help me understand about the progression of love?

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.

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