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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 4.261
তাতে জানি, মোতে আছে কোন এক রস ।
আমার মোহিনী রাধা, তারে করে বশ ॥ ২৬১ ॥
tāte jāni, mote āche kona eka rasa
āmāra mohinī rādhā, tāre kare vaśa
“Considering this, I can understand that some unknown mellow in Me controls the entire existence of My captivator, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
He reflects on what He has considered and recognizes an unknown mellow within Himself.
That mellow controls the entire existence of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
Yet He calls Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī His own captivator.
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:
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”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mellow”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What strikes me about His calling Her His captivator while describing Her complete captivation?
Pause over the word “captivator” and write one sentence about the mutual captivation described here.
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