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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.7
সব গোপী হৈতে রাধা কৃষ্ণের প্রেয়সী ।
তৈছে রাধাকুণ্ড প্রিয় ‘প্রিয়ার সরসী’ ॥ ৭ ॥
saba gopī haite rādhā kṛṣṇera preyasī
taiche rādhā-kuṇḍa priya ‘priyāra sarasī’
“Of all the gopīs, Rādhārāṇī is the dearmost. Similarly, the lake known as Rādhā-kuṇḍa is very dear to the Lord because it is very dear to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
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Of all the gopīs, Rādhārāṇī is the dearmost.
The lake known as Rādhā-kuṇḍa is very dear to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
Because Rādhā-kuṇḍa is very dear to Her, it is also very dear to the Lord.
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: “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: “gopīs”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Rādhā-kuṇḍa’s connection with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī help you understand its dearness to the Lord?
Write one sentence explaining why Rādhā-kuṇḍa is very dear to the Lord.
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