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CC Madhya 23.54

শান্তরসে শান্তি-রতি ‘প্রেম’ পর্যন্ত হয় ।
দাস্য-রতি ‘রাগ’ পর্যন্ত ক্রমেত বাড়য় ॥ ৫৪ ॥
śānta-rase śānti-rati ‘prema’ paryanta haya
dāsya-rati ‘rāga’ paryanta krameta bāḍaya

Synonyms

śānta-rasein the mellow of neutrality; śānti-ratispiritual attachment in peacefulness; prema paryantaup to love of Godhead; hayais; dāsya-ratiattachment in servitude; rāgaspontaneous love; paryantaup to; krametagradually; bāḍayaincreases.

Translation

“The position of neutrality increases up to the point where one can appreciate love of Godhead. The mellow of servitorship gradually increases to the point of spontaneous love of Godhead.