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

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.

“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.

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