Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .5.115
tatra mukhyaḥ –
[tatra mukhyah –]
mukhyas tu pañcadhā śāntaḥ prītaḥ preyāṁś ca vatsalaḥ |
[mukhyas tu panchadhaa shaantah preetah preyaamsh cha vatsalah |]
madhuraś cety amī jñeyā yathā-pūrvam anuttamāḥ ||115||
[madhurash chety amee jneyaa yathaa-poorvam anuttamaah ||115||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatra mukhyaḥ –
mukhyas tu pañcadhā śāntaḥ prītaḥ preyāṁś ca vatsalaḥ |
madhuraś cety amī jñeyā yathā-pūrvam anuttamāḥ ||115||
Mukhya-rasa (Primary Rasa): The primary bhakti-rasas are five: śānta, prīti, preyo, vatsala and madhura. The order of excellence is from first to last.
Purport
Direct devotional services are as follows: neutrality, servitude, fraternity, parenthood and conjugal love.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary
Anuttamāḥ here means inferior. The previous ones are progressively inferior.
My note
Source: vedabase.io