Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.86
Conjugal Love Contains the Other Mellows
“As the qualities increase, so the taste also increases in each and every mellow. Therefore the qualities found in śānta-rasa, dāsya-rasa, sakhya-rasa and vātsalya-rasa are all manifested in conjugal love [mādhurya-rasa].
What the purport teaches
- As the qualities increase, the taste also increases in each mellow.
- The qualities of śānta-rasa, dāsya-rasa, sakhya-rasa and vātsalya-rasa are all manifested in conjugal love.
- This conjugal love is called mādhurya-rasa.
Try this today
List the four mellows named in the translation and draw arrows from each to mādhurya-rasa.
Ask yourself
How does the inclusion of the other mellows’ qualities deepen my understanding of mādhurya-rasa?
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.