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CC Antya 7.25

Text

dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya, āra ye śṛṅgāra
dāsa, sakhā, guru, kāntā, — ‘āśraya’ yāhāra

Synonyms

dāsya — servitude; sakhya — friendship; vātsalya — parental love; āra — and; ye — that; śṛṅgāra — conjugal love; dāsa — the servant; sakhā — friend; guru — superior; kāntā — lover; āśraya — the shelter; yāhāra — of which.

Translation

“The servant, friend, superior and conjugal lover are the shelters of the transcendental mellows called dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya and śṛṅgāra.