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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 23: Life’s Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead
Madhya 23.84-85Madhya 23.87-91

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.86

অনন্ত গুণ শ্রীরাধিকার, পঁচিশ — প্রধান ।

যেই গুণের ‘বশ’ হয় কৃষ্ণ ভগবান্ ॥ ৮৬ ॥

ananta guṇa śrī-rādhikāra, paṅciśa — pradhāna

yei guṇera ‘vaśa’ haya kṛṣṇa bhagavān

Translation

“Similarly, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī has unlimited transcendental qualities, of which twenty-five are principal. Śrī Kṛṣṇa is controlled by these transcendental qualities of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Rādhārāṇī’s Qualities Control Śrī Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī has unlimited transcendental qualities.

  2. 2

    Among Her unlimited qualities, twenty-five are principal.

  3. 3

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa is controlled by these transcendental qualities of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

How it feels

Theological emotional crescendo. Bhāva, prema, the devotional rasas, and mahābhāva are systematically expounded.

The mood of Madhya 23 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 23: Life’s Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

There is also a description of the sixty-four transcendental qualities of Kṛṣṇa and the twenty-five transcendental qualities of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then describes those candidates who are eligible to taste the mellows of devotional service.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ananta guṇaunlimited qualities
  2. śrī-rādhikāraof Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī
  3. paṅciśatwenty-five
  4. pradhānachief
  5. yei guṇeraby those qualities
  6. vaśaunder the control
  7. hayais
  8. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  9. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
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Key ideas in this verse

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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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What inspires wonder in you about Śrī Kṛṣṇa being controlled by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s qualities?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and spend a quiet moment reflecting on the influence of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s transcendental qualities.

Live this todayRādhārāṇī’s Qualities Control Śrī KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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