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guṇādhikye svādādhikya bāḍe prati-rase
śānta-dāsya-sakhya-vātsalyera guṇa madhurete vaise
Synonyms
guna-adhikye—by the increase of transcendental qualities; svāda-adhikya—increase of taste; bade—increases; prati-rase—in each mellow; santa—of neutrality; dasya—of servitude; sakhya—of fraternity; vātsalyera—and of paternal affection; guna—the qualities; madhurete—in the conjugal mellow; vaise—appear. ¶
Translation
“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 manifest in conjugal love [mādhurya-rasa]. ¶