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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.216
ত্রৈলোক্যে পৃথিবী ধন্যা যত্র বৃন্দাবনং পুরী ।
তত্রাপি গোপিকাঃ পার্থ যত্র রাধাভিধা মম ॥ ২১৬ ॥
trai-lokye pṛthivī dhanyā
yatra vṛndāvanaṁ purī
tatrāpi gopikāḥ pārtha
yatra rādhābhidhā mama
“O Pārtha, in all the three planetary systems, this earth is especially fortunate, for on earth is the town of Vṛndāvana. And there the gopīs are especially glorious because among them is My Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Kṛṣṇa spoke this verse to Arjuna, and it is cited from the Ādi Purāṇa.
Among the three planetary systems, earth is especially fortunate because Vṛndāvana is here.
The gopīs in Vṛndāvana are especially glorious because Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is among them.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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 records of his diary have revealed these confidential purposes of the Lord. These revelations have been confirmed by the statements of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī in his various prayers and poems.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
Learn the words of the verse.
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: “vṛndāvana”, “gopīs”
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: “rādhārāṇī”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Kṛṣṇa’s praise reveal about the source of the gopīs’ special glory?
Write one sentence recalling why earth is especially fortunate and why the gopīs are especially glorious.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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