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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Ādi 4.249Ādi 4.251

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.250

রাধার দর্শনে মোর জুড়ায় নয়ন।

আমার দর্শনে রাধা সুখে অগেয়ান ॥ ২৫০ ॥

rādhāra darśane mora juḍāya nayana

āmāra darśane rādhā sukhe ageyāna

Translation

“My eyes are fully satisfied when I look upon Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, but by looking upon Me, She becomes even more advanced in satisfaction.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Her Satisfaction Is Even Greater

  1. 1

    Looking upon Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī fully satisfies the speaker’s eyes.

  2. 2

    She also receives satisfaction by looking upon Him.

  3. 3

    Her satisfaction becomes even greater than the full satisfaction He describes.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Ādi 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. rādhāraof Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī
  2. darśanein meeting
  3. moraMy
  4. juḍāyaare satisfied
  5. nayanaeyes
  6. āmāraof Me
  7. darśanein meeting
  8. rādhāŚrīmatī Rādhārāṇī
  9. sukhein happiness
  10. ageyānamore advanced
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Key ideas in this 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this comparison reveal about Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s satisfaction in seeing Him?

Practice

Read the verse once with attention to His satisfaction, then again with attention to Hers.

Live this todayHer Satisfaction Is Even GreaterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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