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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.258
অন্যের সঙ্গমে আমি যত সুখ পাই ।
তাহা হৈতে রাধা–সুখ শত অধিকাই ॥ ২৫৮ ॥
anyera saṅgame āmi yata sukha pāi
tāhā haite rādhā-sukha śata adhikāi
“The happiness I feel when meeting Rādhārāṇī is a hundred times greater than the happiness I get from meeting others.
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He describes the happiness He feels when meeting Rādhārāṇī.
That happiness is a hundred times greater than His happiness in meeting others.
This comparison reveals the exceptional joy of His meeting with Her.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
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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
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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: “rādhārāṇī”
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What does this comparison help me appreciate about His meeting with Rādhārāṇī?
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