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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.193
ললিত-ভূষিত রাধা দেখে যদি কৃষ্ণ ।
দুঁহে দুঁহা মিলিবারে হয়েন সতৃষ্ণ ॥ ১৯৩ ॥
lalita-bhūṣita rādhā dekhe yadi kṛṣṇa
duṅhe duṅhā milibāre hayena satṛṣṇa
“When Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa happens to see Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī decorated with these lalita ornaments, They both eagerly want to meet each other.
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Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa sees Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī decorated with lalita ornaments.
On seeing Her thus decorated, He eagerly wants to meet Her.
Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī also eagerly wants to meet Him; the eagerness belongs to Them both.
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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”
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What does the word “both” reveal about Their eagerness to meet?
Reread the translation and note that Their desire to meet is mutual.
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