Kavyalankarasarasamgraha 5.25

5.25

caturvargetarau prāpya parihāryau kramādyataḥ /
caitanyabhedādasvādyātsa rasastādṛśo mataḥ //

“Because the four aims of life and their opposites are respectively to be attained and avoided, / that which is tasted through a distinction of consciousness is considered such an aesthetic relish.”