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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.59
রাধিকা হয়েন কৃষ্ণের প্রণয়–বিকার ।
স্বরূপশক্তি—‘হ্লাদিনী’ নাম যাঁহার ॥ ৫৯ ॥
rādhikā hayena kṛṣṇera praṇaya-vikāra
svarūpa-śakti — ‘hlādinī’ nāma yāṅhāra
Śrīmatī Rādhikā is the transformation of Kṛṣṇa’s love. She is His internal energy called hlādinī.
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Śrīmatī Rādhikā is the transformation of Kṛṣṇa’s love.
She is Kṛṣṇa’s internal energy.
This internal energy is called hlādinī.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
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: “rādhikā”
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How does this verse deepen my understanding of Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s relationship with Kṛṣṇa?
Write down the word “hlādinī” and its description here: Kṛṣṇa’s internal energy, Śrīmatī Rādhikā.
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