Verse Text
tatra mukhyaḥ –
mukhyas tu paṣcadhā śāntaḥ prītaḥ preyāṁś ca vatsalaḥ |
madhuraś cety amī jṣeyā yathā-pūrvam anuttamāḥ ||115||
Translation
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 (Jiva Goswami)
Anuttamāḥ here means inferior. The previous ones are progressively inferior.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Direct devotional services are as follows: neutrality, servitude, fraternity, parenthood and conjugal love.