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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.11
কুণ্ডের ‘মাধুরী’ — যেন রাধার ‘মধুরিমা’ ।
কুণ্ডের ‘মহিমা’ — যেন রাধার ‘মহিমা’ ॥ ১১ ॥
kuṇḍera ‘mādhurī’ — yena rādhāra ‘madhurimā’
kuṇḍera ‘mahimā’ — yena rādhāra ‘mahimā’
“The attraction of Rādhā-kuṇḍa is as sweet as that of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Similarly, the glories of the kuṇḍa [lake] are as great as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s.
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Rādhā-kuṇḍa has a sweet attraction.
Its attraction is as sweet as that of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
The glories of the lake are as great as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī's.
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
The mood of Madhya 18 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:
In the village of Āriṭ-grāma, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu discovered the transcendental lakes known as Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Śyāma-kuṇḍa. He then saw the Deity Harideva at Govardhana Village.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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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: “rādhā-kuṇḍa”, “rādhārāṇī”
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How does this comparison deepen your appreciation of Rādhā-kuṇḍa?
Read the translation twice, noticing its two comparisons: sweetness and glory.
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