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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.213
শ্রীরাধা–ললিতা–সঙ্গে রাস–বিলাস ।
মন্মথ–মন্মথরূপে যাঁহার প্রকাশ ॥ ২১৩ ॥
śrī-rādhā-lalitā-saṅge rāsa-vilāsa
manmatha-manmatha-rūpe yāṅhāra prakāśa
He enjoys the rāsa dance with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, Śrī Lalitā and others. He manifests Himself as the Cupid of Cupids.
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He enjoys the rāsa dance with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
Śrī Lalitā and others also join Him in the rāsa dance.
He manifests Himself as the Cupid of Cupids.
Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
The mood of Ādi 5 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:
This was a great disaster for the brother of Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī. But on that very night Lord Nityānanda Prabhu Himself graced Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī in a dream and ordered him to leave on the next day for Vṛndāvana.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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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: “rāsa”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the description “Cupid of Cupids” invite you to appreciate about Him?
Spend a quiet moment remembering Him as the Cupid of Cupids.
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