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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.195
লোভে আসি’ কৃষ্ণ করে কঞ্চুকাকর্ষণ ।
অন্তরে উল্লাস, রাধা করে নিবারণ ॥ ১৯৫ ॥
lobhe āsi’ kṛṣṇa kare kañcukākarṣaṇa
antare ullāsa, rādhā kare nivāraṇa
“When Kṛṣṇa comes forward and greedily snatches at the border of Her sari, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is actually very pleased within, but still She tries to stop Him.
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Kṛṣṇa comes forward and greedily snatches at the border of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s sari.
Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is actually very pleased within.
Even while feeling this pleasure, She tries to stop Him.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He performed sporting pastimes in the water of the lake known as Indradyumna. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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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”, “rādhārāṇī’s”
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How does the translation distinguish Rādhārāṇī’s inward feeling from Her outward action?
Write down the two contrasting details: She is pleased within, yet She tries to stop Kṛṣṇa.
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