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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 4.97
মৃগমদ, তার গন্ধ—যৈছে অবিচ্ছেদ ।
অগ্নি, জ্বালাতে—যৈছে কভু নাহি ভেদ ॥ ৯৭ ॥
mṛgamada, tāra gandha — yaiche aviccheda
agni, jvālāte — yaiche kabhu nāhi bheda
They are indeed the same, just as musk and its scent are inseparable, or as fire and its heat are nondifferent.
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They are indeed the same, not separate in essence.
Musk and its scent illustrate this inseparability.
Fire and its heat likewise illustrate how They are nondifferent.
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:
Rādhārāṇī’s attraction for Kṛṣṇa is sublime, and to experience that attraction and understand the transcendental sweetness of Himself, He accepted the mentality of Rādhārāṇī. The third reason that Lord Caitanya appeared was to enjoy the bliss tasted by Rādhārāṇī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which comparison helps you understand Their inseparability more clearly: musk and scent, or fire and heat?
Spend a minute reflecting on how fire cannot be separated from its heat, using the verse’s comparison.
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