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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.220
বাম–পার্শ্বে শ্রীরাধিকা সখীগণ–সঙ্গে ।
রাসাদিক–লীলা প্রভু করে কত রঙ্গে ॥ ২২০ ॥
vāma-pārśve śrī-rādhikā sakhī-gaṇa-saṅge
rāsādika-līlā prabhu kare kata raṅge
By His left side is Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Her personal friends. With them Lord Govinda enjoys the rāsa-līlā and many other pastimes.
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Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is by Lord Govinda’s left side.
Her personal friends are there with Her.
With them, Lord Govinda enjoys the rāsa-līlā and many other pastimes.
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:
In this chapter the author has described the history of his leaving home for a personal pilgrimage to Vṛndāvana and his achieving all success there. In this description it is revealed that the author’s original paternal home and birthplace were in the district of Katwa, in the village of Jhāmaṭapura, which is near Naihāṭī.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-līlā”
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What do you notice about the companionship described in this verse?
Read the verse slowly and remember Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Her personal friends beside Lord Govinda.
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