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CC Madhya 19.227

Bengali

সখ্যের গুণ — ‘অসঙ্কোচ’, ‘অগৌরব’ সার ।
মমতাধিক্যে তাড়ন-ভর্ত্‌সন-ব্যবহার ॥ ২২৭ ॥

Text

sakhyera guṇa — ‘asaṅkoca’, ‘agaurava’ sāra
mamatādhikye tāḍana-bhartsana-vyavahāra

Synonyms

sakhyera guṇa — the quality of fraternity; asaṅkoca — without any formality; agaurava — without any veneration; sāra — the essence; mamatā-adhikye — on account of greater intimacy; tāḍana — of chastisement; bhartsana — of rebuking; vyavahāra — behavior.

Translation

“The essence of fraternal love is intimacy devoid of the formality and veneration found in dāsya-rasa. Due to a greater sense of intimacy, the devotee functioning in parental love chastises and rebukes the Lord in an ordinary way.