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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.11
দাস্য, সখ্য, বাৎসল্য, শৃঙ্গার—চারি রস ।
চারি ভাবের ভক্ত যত কৃষ্ণ তার বশ ॥ ১১ ॥
dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya, śṛṅgāra — cāri rasa
cāri bhāvera bhakta yata kṛṣṇa tāra vaśa
Servitude [dāsya], friendship [sakhya], parental affection [vātsalya] and conjugal love [śṛṅgāra] are the four transcendental mellows [rasas]. By the devotees who cherish these four mellows, Lord Kṛṣṇa is subdued.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya and śṛṅgāra are transcendental modes of loving service: servitude, friendship, parental affection and conjugal love. Kṛṣṇa is subdued by devotees who cherish these relationships.
Śānta-rasa appreciates the greatness of the Absolute Truth, but such appreciation is only the beginning. It is the lowest among the relationships in the spiritual world.
Active loving exchanges go beyond neutral appreciation. Dāsya is the basic relationship between Kṛṣṇa and His devotees and is therefore counted here as the first stage of transcendental devotional service.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Compassion and urgency. The holy name is offered for the age; divine love moves outward toward others.
The mood of Ādi 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, after displaying His pastimes as Lord Kṛṣṇa, thought it wise to make His advent in the form of a devotee to explain personally the transcendental mellows of reciprocal service and love exchanged between Himself and His servants, friends, parents and fiancées. According to the Vedic literature, the foremost occupational duty for humanity in this Age of Kali is nāma-saṅkīrtana, or congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mellows”, “rasas”, “servitude”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lowest”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How is active loving service different from simply appreciating the Lord’s greatness?
Take a moment today to express to Kṛṣṇa your wish to serve Him with love.
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