dÄsya, sakhya, vÄtsalya, Ära ye śṛṅgÄra
cÄri prema, catur-vidha bhakta-i ÄdhÄra

 dÄsya - servitude; sakhya - friendship; vÄtsalya - parental affection; Ära - and; ye - that; Å›á¹›á¹…gÄra - conjugal love; cÄrÄ« - four types; prema - love of God; catuḥ-vidha - four kinds; bhakta-i - devotees; ÄdhÄra - the containers.


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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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