# Cc. Madhya 8.85 ## Text > pūrva-pūrva-rasera guṇa—pare pare haya > dui-tina gaṇane pañca paryanta bāḍaya ## Synonyms *pūrva*-*pūrva*—of each previous; *rasera*—of the mellow; *guṇa*—the qualities; *pare* *pare*—in each subsequent; *haya*—there are; *dui*-*tina*—two and then three; *gaṇane*—in counting; *pañca*—five; *paryanta*—up to; *bāḍaya*—increases. ## Translation **"There is a gradual order of improvement in transcendental mellows from the initial ones to the later ones. In each subsequent mellow the qualities of the previous mellows are manifest, counting from two, then three, and up to the point of five complete qualities.**