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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.232
কান্তভাবে নিজাঙ্গ দিয়া করেন সেবন ।
অতএব মধুর-রসের হয় ‘পঞ্চ’ গুণ ॥ ২৩২ ॥
kānta-bhāve nijāṅga diyā karena sevana
ataeva madhura-rasera haya ‘pañca’ guṇa
“On the platform of conjugal love, the devotee offers his body in the service of the Lord. Thus on this platform the transcendental qualities of all five rasas are present.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Attachment for Kṛṣṇa in śānta-rasa and service to the Lord in dāsya-rasa combine on the platform of conjugal love.
Relaxed service in fraternity and parental love with feelings of maintenance also combine there.
The devotee offers his personal body in the Lord’s service. Thus all five rasas and the devotee’s different feelings unite in the nectar of conjugal love.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
The mood of Madhya 19 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:
During the ten days at Prayāga, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was instructed by the Lord, who gave him the basic principles of the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu. The Lord then sent Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vṛndāvana.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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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: “rasas”, “conjugal”, “fraternity”
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”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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How does this description help you understand conjugal love as a union of devotional feelings?
Reread the purport and underline the different forms of attachment and service that combine in conjugal love.
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