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

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