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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.255
আমার সঙ্গমে রাধা পায় যে আনন্দ ।
শতমুখে বলি, তবু না পাই তার অন্ত ॥ ২৫৫ ॥
āmāra saṅgame rādhā pāya ye ānanda
śata-mukhe bali, tabu nā pāi tāra anta
“Even with hundreds of mouths I could not express the transcendental pleasure She derives from My association.
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She derives transcendental pleasure from His association.
Even hundreds of mouths could not express that pleasure.
His words point to a joy greater than He can describe.
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.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “association”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this verse invite me to recognize the limits of words?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the phrase “transcendental pleasure.”
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