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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.101
ষষ্ঠ শ্লোকের অর্থ করিতে প্রকাশ ।
প্রথমে কহিয়ে সেই শ্লোকের আভাষ ॥ ১০১ ॥
ṣaṣṭha ślokera artha karite prakāśa
prathame kahiye sei ślokera ābhāsa
To explain the sixth verse, I shall first give a hint of its meaning.
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The author announces that he will explain the sixth verse.
He will first give a hint of its meaning.
This hint introduces the explanation that will follow.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
The mood of Ādi 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The first purpose was to relish the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is the prime reciprocator of transcendental love of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of transcendental loving transactions with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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