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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .5.80

yathā dadhy-ādikaṁ dravyaṁ śarkarā-maricādibhiḥ |
[yathaa dadhy-aadikam dravyam sharkaraa-marichaadibhih |]
saṁyojana-viśeṣeṇa rasālākhyo raso bhavet ||80||
[samyojana-visheshena rasaalaakhyo raso bhavet ||80||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yathā dadhy-ādikaṁ dravyaṁ śarkarā-maricādibhiḥ |
saṁyojana-viśeṣeṇa rasālākhyo raso bhavet ||80||
As yogurt becomes rasāla by mixing with the particular ingredients of sugar and pepper, the two types of rati become rasa by combination with the elements of vibhāva, anubhāva, sāttvika-bhāva and vyabhicāri-bhāva.

Such ecstatic love is palatable, and expert critics have compared such ecstatic love to a mixture of yogurt, sugar candy and a little black pepper. The combined taste is very palatable.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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