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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.58
ইথি লাগি’ আগে করি তার বিবরণ ।
যাহা হৈতে হয় গৌরের মহিমা–কথন ॥ ৫৮ ॥
ithi lāgi’ āge kari tāra vivaraṇa
yāhā haite haya gaurera mahimā-kathana
Therefore I shall first delineate the position of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. From that description the glory of Lord Caitanya will be known.
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The author will first describe the position of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
This description provides the basis for understanding Lord Caitanya’s glory.
By learning about Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, the reader will come to know that glory.
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 first purpose was to relish the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is the prime reciprocator of transcendental love of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of transcendental loving transactions with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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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: “rādhā”
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Why might understanding the position of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa matter for my understanding of Lord Caitanya?
Write a brief study intention: “I want to understand Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa so that I may know Lord Caitanya’s glory.”
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