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ataeva madhura rasa kahi tara nama

svakiya-parakiya-bhave dvi-vidha samsthana

SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; madhura—sweet; rasa—mellow; kahi—I say; tara—of that; nama—the name; svakiya—svakiya (own); parakiya—and named parakiya (another’s); bhave—in the moods; dvi-vidha—two types; samsthana—positions.

Therefore I call it madhura-rasa.

It has two further divisions, namely wedded and unwedded love.