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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.218
কৃষ্ণের বল্লভা রাধা কৃষ্ণ–প্রাণধন ।
তাঁহা বিনু সুখহেতু নহে গোপীগণ ॥ ২১৮ ॥
kṛṣṇera vallabhā rādhā kṛṣṇa-prāṇa-dhana
tāṅhā vinu sukha-hetu nahe gopī-gaṇa
Rādhā is the beloved consort of Kṛṣṇa, and She is the wealth of His life. Without Her, the gopīs cannot give Him pleasure.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rādhā is Kṛṣṇa’s beloved consort.
She is the wealth of His life.
Without Her, the gopīs cannot give Him pleasure.
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 transactions of Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā are completely different from material lust. Therefore the author has very clearly distinguished between them.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.
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”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the phrase “the wealth of His life” help you appreciate about Rādhā?
Slowly reread the phrase “She is the wealth of His life” and reflect on Her place in Kṛṣṇa’s pleasure.
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