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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 4.42",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 4.42",
  "label":"Text 42",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 4.42",
  "description":"Four kinds of devotees are the receptacles of the four kinds of mellows in love of God, namely servitude, friendship, parental affection and conjugal love."

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Cc. Ādi 4.42

Text

dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya, āra ye śṛṅgāra
cāri prema, catur-vidha bhakta-i ādhāra

Synonyms

dāsya—servitude; sakhya—friendship; vātsalya—parental affection; āra—and; ye—that; śrṅgāra—conjugal love; cārī—four types; prema—love of God; catuḥ-vidha—four kinds; bhakta-i—devotees; ādhāra—the containers.

Translation

Four kinds of devotees are the receptacles of the four kinds of mellows in love of God, namely servitude, friendship, parental affection and conjugal love.