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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.248
এই মত জগতের সুখে আমি হেতু ।
রাধিকার রূপগুণ আমার জীবাতু ॥ ২৪৮ ॥
ei mata jagatera sukhe āmi hetu
rādhikāra rūpa-guṇa āmāra jīvātu
“Thus although I am the source of happiness for the entire world, the beauty and attributes of Śrī Rādhikā are My life and soul.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The speaker is the source of happiness for the entire world.
Yet the beauty and attributes of Śrī Rādhikā are His life and soul.
His words express how deeply He treasures Her beauty and qualities.
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
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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: “rādhikā”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the phrase “My life and soul” reveal about His affection for Śrī Rādhikā?
Write down the phrase “the beauty and attributes of Śrī Rādhikā” and reflect on how He treasures them.
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