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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.245
যদ্যপি আমার গন্ধে জগৎ সুগন্ধ ।
মোর চিত্ত–প্রাণ হরে রাধা–অঙ্গ–গন্ধ ॥ ২৪৫ ॥
yadyapi āmāra gandhe jagat sugandha
mora citta-prāṇa hare rādhā-aṅga-gandha
“Although My body lends fragrance to the entire creation, the scent of Rādhārāṇī’s limbs captivates My mind and heart.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kṛṣṇa’s body lends fragrance to the entire creation.
He speaks of the scent of Rādhārāṇī’s limbs.
That scent captivates His mind and heart.
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:
This chapter also specifically describes the difference between lust and love. The transactions of Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā are completely different from material lust.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: “rādhārāṇī’s”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the way Rādhārāṇī’s fragrance affects Kṛṣṇa?
Spend a quiet moment reflecting on the words “captivates My mind and heart.”
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