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CC Madhya 8.86

গুণাধিক্যে স্বাদাধিক্য বাড়ে প্রতি-রসে ।
শান্ত-দাস্য-সখ্য-বাত্সল্যের গুণ মধুরেতে বৈসে ॥ ৮৬ ॥
guṇādhikye svādādhikya bāḍe prati-rase
śānta-dāsya-sakhya-vātsalyera guṇa madhurete vaise

Synonyms

guṇa-ādhikyeby the increase of transcendental qualities; svāda-ādhikyaincrease of taste; bāḍeincreases; prati-rasein each mellow; śāntaof neutrality; dāsyaof servitude; sakhyaof fraternity; vātsalyeraand of parental affection; guṇathe qualities; madhuretein the conjugal mellow; vaiseappear.

Translation

“As the qualities increase, so the taste also increases in each and every mellow. Therefore the qualities found in śānta-rasa, dāsya-rasa, sakhya-rasa and vātsalya-rasa are all manifested in conjugal love [mādhurya-rasa].