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Gaurāṅga Accepts Rādhā’s Sentiments
“Therefore Lord Gaurāṅga, who is Śrī Hari Himself, accepted the sentiments of Rādhā and thus fulfilled His own desires.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Gaurāṅga is Śrī Hari Himself. He accepted the sentiments of Rādhā and thus fulfilled His own desires.
- Of the four kinds of loving service, mādhurya is the fullest. Its two varieties are svakīya, relating to Kṛṣṇa as a formally married husband, and parakīya, relating to Him as a paramour.
- Parakīya is considered superior because its intense love and risks make it more enthusiastic; those risks are valid only in the transcendental realm. Neither variety exists in the material world, and parakīya is found only in Vraja, the portion of Goloka Vṛndāvana, not in Vaikuṇṭha.
Try this today
Write a reminder in your notes: “These relationships have no existence in the material world.”
Ask yourself
Why is it important not to judge this transcendental love as a material relationship?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.