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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.128
রাধা–প্রেমা বিভু—যার বাড়িতে নাহি ঠাঞি ।
তথাপি সে ক্ষণে ক্ষণে বাড়য়ে সদাই ॥ ১২৮ ॥
rādhā-premā vibhu — yāra bāḍite nāhi ṭhāñi
tathāpi se kṣaṇe kṣaṇe bāḍaye sadāi
“Rādhā’s love is all-pervading, leaving no room for expansion. But still it is expanding constantly.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rādhā’s love is all-pervading.
It leaves no room for expansion.
Yet Her love is expanding constantly.
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”
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: “rādhā’s”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What amazes you about love that leaves no room for expansion yet constantly expands?
Read both sentences slowly, holding the fullness and constant expansion of Rādhā’s love together in your reflection.
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