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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.80
সেই ভাব, সেই কৃষ্ণ, সেই বৃন্দাবন ।
যবে পাই, তবে হয় বাঞ্ছিত পূরণ ॥ ৮০ ॥
sei bhāva, sei kṛṣṇa, sei vṛndāvana
yabe pāi, tabe haya vāñchita pūraṇa
Thus meeting with Kṛṣṇa and thinking of the Vṛndāvana atmosphere, Rādhārāṇī longed for Kṛṣṇa to take Her to Vṛndāvana again to fulfill Her desire in that calm atmosphere.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
While meeting Kṛṣṇa, Rādhārāṇī was thinking of the atmosphere of Vṛndāvana.
She longed for Kṛṣṇa to take Her to Vṛndāvana again.
She desired fulfillment in that calm atmosphere.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 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:
All of these are described in brief. There is also a description of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstasy that occurred when He recited the verse beginning yaḥ kaumāra-haraḥ, as well as a description of how that ecstasy was explained in the verse beginning priyaḥ so ’yaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ, by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
Learn the words of the 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”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Rādhārāṇī's longing show about the importance of Vṛndāvana to Her?
Spend a quiet moment rereading Her desire for Kṛṣṇa to take Her to Vṛndāvana again.
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