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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.4
আরিটে রাধাকুণ্ড-বার্তা পুছে লোক-স্থানে ।
কেহ নাহি কহে, সঙ্গের ব্রাহ্মণ না জানে ॥ ৪ ॥
āriṭe rādhā-kuṇḍa-vārtā puche loka-sthāne
keha nāhi kahe, saṅgera brāhmaṇa nā jāne
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked the local people, “Where is Rādhā-kuṇḍa?” No one could inform Him, and the brāhmaṇa accompanying Him did not know either.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked the local people where Rādhā-kuṇḍa was.
None of the local people could tell Him its location.
The brāhmaṇa accompanying Him did not know its location either.
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
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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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about the Lord’s inquiry receiving no answer?
Pause over the question “Where is Rādhā-kuṇḍa?” and recall who was unable to answer it.
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