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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.171
রাধা দেখি’ কৃষ্ণ যদি ছুঁইতে করে মন ।
দানঘাটি-পথে যবে বর্জেন গমন ॥ ১৭১ ॥
rādhā dekhi’ kṛṣṇa yadi chuṅite kare mana
dāna-ghāṭi-pathe yabe varjena gamana
“When Śrī Kṛṣṇa sees Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and wants to touch Her body, He prohibits Her from going to the spot where one can cross the river Yamunā.
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Śrī Kṛṣṇa sees Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
He desires to touch Her body.
He prohibits Her from going to the spot where one can cross the river Yamunā.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Lord Jagannātha was seated at Sundarācala, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw it as Vṛndāvana. He performed sporting pastimes in the water of the lake known as Indradyumna.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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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”
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: “yamunā”
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How does Kṛṣṇa’s desire to touch Rādhārāṇī relate to His stopping Her?
Reread the translation and recall its three details: Kṛṣṇa sees Her, desires to touch Her, and stops Her.
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