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Rādhārāṇī Surpasses All in Good Qualities

“Of these two gopīs [Rādhārāṇī and Candrāvalī], Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is superior in all respects. She is the embodiment of mahābhāva, and She surpasses all in good qualities.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.70, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Of Rādhārāṇī and Candrāvalī, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is superior in all respects.
  • She is the embodiment of mahābhāva.
  • She surpasses all in good qualities. This description is quoted from Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly and recall its three descriptions of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you in this description of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s greatness?

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.

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