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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.241
আমা হৈতে গুণী বড় জগতে অসম্ভব ।
একলি রাধাতে তাহা করি অনুভব ॥ ২৪১ ॥
āmā haite guṇī baḍa jagate asambhava
ekali rādhāte tāhā kari anubhava
“One more qualified than Me is impossible to find in the world. But in Rādhā alone I feel the presence of one who can give Me pleasure.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kṛṣṇa says that someone more qualified than Himself is impossible to find in the world.
Yet in Rādhā He feels the presence of someone who can give Him pleasure.
He singles out Rādhā alone in this reflection.
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the phrase “Rādhā alone” help you appreciate about Her place in Kṛṣṇa’s heart?
Read the translation once, then quietly reflect on Rādhā’s unique ability to give Kṛṣṇa pleasure.
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