# Cc. Madhya 23.53 ## Text > pañca-vidha rasa—śānta, dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya > madhura-nāma śṛṅgāra-rasa—sabāte prābalya ## Synonyms *pañca*-*vidha* *rasa*—five kinds of mellows; *śānta*—neutrality; *dāsya*—servitorship; *sakhya*—friendship; *vātsalya*—paternal affection; *madhura*—sweet; *nāma*—named; *śṛṅgāra*-*rasa*—the conjugal mellow; *sabāte*—among all of them; *prābalya*—predominant. ## Translation **"There are five transcendental mellows-neutrality, servitorship, friendship, paternal affection and conjugal love, which is also known as the mellow of sweetness. Conjugal love excels all others.**