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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.114
রাধিকাদি লঞা কৈল রাসাদি–বিলাস ।
বাঞ্ছা ভরি’ আস্বাদিল রসের নির্যাস ॥ ১১৪ ॥
rādhikādi lañā kaila rāsādi-vilāsa
vāñchā bhari’ āsvādila rasera niryāsa
In youth He tasted the essence of rasa, fulfilling His desires in pastimes like the rāsa dance with Śrīmatī Rādhikā and the other gopīs.
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In His youth, Kṛṣṇa tasted the essence of rasa.
He fulfilled His desires in pastimes like the rāsa dance.
These pastimes were with Śrīmatī Rādhikā and the other gopīs.
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 third reason that Lord Caitanya appeared was to enjoy the bliss tasted by Rādhārāṇī. The Lord thought that undoubtedly Rādhārāṇī enjoyed His company and He enjoyed the company of Rādhārāṇī, but the exchange of transcendental mellow between the spiritual couple was more pleasing to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī than to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rādhikā”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rasa”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “gopīs”
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What does this verse say about the fulfillment Kṛṣṇa experienced in His youth?
Reread the translation, noting what Kṛṣṇa tasted and with whom He shared these pastimes.
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