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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord
Antya 1.190Antya 1.192

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.191

বিহারসুরদীর্ঘিকা মম মনঃকরীন্দ্রস্য যা বিলোচন-চকোরয়োঃ শরদমন্দচন্দ্রপ্রভা ।

উরোঽম্বরতটস্য চাভরণচারুতারাবলী ময়োন্নতমনোরথৈরিয়মলম্ভি সা রাধিকা ।।” ১৯১ ।। ॥ ১৯১ ॥

vihāra-sura-dīrghikā mama manaḥ-karīndrasya yā

vilocana-cakorayoḥ śarad-amanda-candra-prabhā

uro ’mbara-taṭasya cābharaṇa-cāru-tārāvalī

mayonnata-manorathair iyam alambhi sā rādhikā”

Translation

“ ‘Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the Ganges in which the elephant of My mind enjoys pastimes. She is the shining of the full autumn moon for the cakora birds of My eyes. She is the dazzling ornament, the bright and beautiful arrangement of stars, on the border of the sky of My chest. Now today I have gained Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī because of the highly elevated state of My mind.’”

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Thoughts of Rādhārāṇī

  1. 1

    This verse expresses Lord Kṛṣṇa’s thoughts about Rādhārāṇī. He compares Her to the Ganges, where the elephant of His mind enjoys pastimes.

  2. 2

    She is the shining full autumn moon for the cakora birds of His eyes. She is also the dazzling ornament and beautiful arrangement of stars on the sky of His chest.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa says that today He has gained Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī because of the highly elevated state of His mind.

Key points from the purport
  • This verse from the Lalita-mādhava (2.10) expresses the thoughts of Lord Kṛṣṇa in relation with Rādhārāṇī.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.

The mood of Antya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After examining the manuscripts of these two books, Rāmānanda Rāya approved and appreciated them very much. After the period of Cāturmāsya, all the devotees who had come from Bengal returned to their homes.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vihāra-sura-dīrghikāthe Ganges flowing in the heavenly planets
  2. mamaMy
  3. manaḥ-kari-indrasyaof the elephantlike mind
  4. yāShe who
  5. vilocanaglancing
  6. cakorayoḥof My two eyes, which are like cakora birds
  7. śarat-amanda-candra-prabhālike the shine of the full moon in the autumn
  8. uraḥof My chest
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Key ideas in this verse

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”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which comparison most helps you appreciate how Kṛṣṇa speaks of Rādhārāṇī?

Practice

Copy one of Kṛṣṇa’s comparisons and slowly reread it.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Thoughts of RādhārāṇīThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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