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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.159
এই ত’ দ্বিতীয় হেতুর কহিল বিবরণ ।
তৃতীয় হেতুর এবে শুনহ লক্ষণ ॥ ১৫৯ ॥
ei ta’ dvitīya hetura kahila vivaraṇa
tṛtīya hetura ebe śunaha lakṣaṇa
This is a description of His second desire. Now please listen as I describe the third.
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The description of His second desire has been given.
The author now turns to describing the third desire.
The reader is asked to listen to this next description.
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 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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