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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.25
দাস্য, সখ্য, বাৎসল্য, আর যে শৃঙ্গার ।
দাস, সখা, গুরু, কান্তা, — ‘আশ্রয়’ যাহার ॥ ২৫ ॥
dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya, āra ye śṛṅgāra
dāsa, sakhā, guru, kāntā, — ‘āśraya’ yāhāra
“The servant, friend, superior and conjugal lover are the shelters of the transcendental mellows called dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya and śṛṅgāra.
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The servant and friend are shelters of the transcendental mellows called dāsya and sakhya.
The superior and conjugal lover are shelters of vātsalya and śṛṅgāra.
These relationships express distinct forms of loving connection with Kṛṣṇa.
Pride softened by grace. Humor and correction lead toward humility and a relationship of devotion.
The mood of Antya 7 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:
In this chapter, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s meeting with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa is described. There was some joking behavior between these two personalities, and finally Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu corrected Vallabha Bhaṭṭa and sympathetically accepted an invitation from him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 7
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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”, “conjugal”, “relationships”
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: “lover”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelters”
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How does thinking about these relationships help you understand devotion as a loving connection?
Write down the four relationships and match each with its name in the verse.
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