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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.115
কৈশোর–বয়সে কাম, জগৎসকল ।
রাসাদি–লীলায় তিন করিল সফল ॥ ১১৫ ॥
kaiśora-vayase kāma, jagat-sakala
rāsādi-līlāya tina karila saphala
In His youth Lord Kṛṣṇa made all three of His ages, and the entire universe, successful by His pastimes of amorous love like the rāsa dance.
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In His youth, Lord Kṛṣṇa performed pastimes of amorous love, such as the rāsa dance.
Through these pastimes, He made all three of His ages successful.
Their significance extended to the entire universe, which He also made successful.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
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. Rādhārāṇī felt more transcendental pleasure in the company of Kṛṣṇa than He could understand without taking Her position, but for Śrī Kṛṣṇa to enjoy in the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī was impossible because that position was completely foreign to Him.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.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
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: “rāsa”
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How does this verse broaden your sense of the significance of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes?
Pause over the words “the entire universe” and recall what made it successful.
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