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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.210
কৃষ্ণের সহায়, গুরু, বান্ধব, প্রেয়সী ।
গোপিকা হয়েন প্রিয়া শিষ্যা, সখী, দাসী ॥ ২১০ ॥
kṛṣṇera sahāya, guru, bāndhava, preyasī
gopikā hayena priyā śiṣyā, sakhī dāsī
The gopīs are the helpers, teachers, friends, wives, dear disciples, confidantes and serving maids of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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The gopīs are Lord Kṛṣṇa’s helpers, teachers and friends.
They are His wives and dear disciples.
They are also His confidantes and serving maids.
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:
Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī was the principal figure among Lord Caitanya’s confidential devotees. The records of his diary have revealed these confidential purposes of the Lord.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.
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”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “serving”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do these many relationships reveal to me about the gopīs’ service to Lord Kṛṣṇa?
Write down the relationships listed in this verse and spend a moment reflecting on their variety.
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