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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.155
দামোদর কহে, — কৃষ্ণ রসিকশেখর ।
রস-আস্বাদক, রসময়-কলেবর ॥ ১৫৫ ॥
dāmodara kahe, — kṛṣṇa rasika-śekhara
rasa-āsvādaka, rasamaya-kalevara
Dāmodara Gosvāmī said, “Kṛṣṇa is the master of all transcendental mellows and the taster of all transcendental mellows, and His body is composed of transcendental bliss.
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Dāmodara Gosvāmī describes Kṛṣṇa as the master of all transcendental mellows.
Kṛṣṇa is also the taster of all transcendental mellows.
His body is composed of transcendental bliss.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
For nine continuous days during Ratha-yātrā, the Lord remained at Sundarācala, and on the fifth day He and Svarūpa Dāmodara observed the pastimes of Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune. During that time, there was much talk about the pastimes of the gopīs.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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In this verse: “mellows”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about Kṛṣṇa being both the master and the taster of transcendental mellows?
Write down the three descriptions of Kṛṣṇa given in this verse and reflect on each.
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