4.42

dasya, sakhya, vatsalya, ara ye srngara

cari prema, catur-vidha bhakta-i adhara

SYNONYMS

dasya—servitude; sakhya—friendship; vatsalya—parental affection; ara—and; ye—that; srngara—conjugal love; cari—four types; prema—love of God; catuh-vidha—four kinds; bhakta-i—devotees; adhara—the containers.

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.