CC Madhya 19.104 (1996)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 104
- rasa-gaṇa-madhye tumi śreṣṭha māna’ kāya?
- ‘ādya eva paro rasaḥ’—kahe upādhyāya
SYNONYMS
rasa-gaṇa-madhye — among all the mellows; tumi — you; śreṣṭha — as supreme; māna’ — accept; kāya — which one; ādyaḥ — conjugal love; eva — certainly; paraḥ rasaḥ — the best of all mellows; kahe — replied; upādhyāya — Raghupati Upādhyāya.
TRANSLATION
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Among all the mellows, which do you consider best?” Raghupati Upādhyāya replied, “The mellow of conjugal love is supermost.”