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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.103
রাধা লাগি’ গোপীরে যদি সাক্ষাৎ করে ত্যাগ ।
তবে জানি, — রাধায় কৃষ্ণের গাঢ়-অনুরাগ ॥ ১০৩ ॥
rādhā lāgi’ gopīre yadi sākṣāt kare tyāga
tabe jāni, — rādhāya kṛṣṇera gāḍha-anurāga
“If Lord Kṛṣṇa rejected the company of the other gopīs for Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, we can understand that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa has intense affection for Her.”
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The verse considers Kṛṣṇa’s rejection of the company of the other gopīs.
He leaves their company for Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
From this choice, we can understand His intense affection for Her.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 8 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:
This conjugal love attains its highest perfection in Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s love for Kṛṣṇa. He next described the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and the transcendental mellows of love of God.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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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”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “company of”
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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What does Kṛṣṇa’s choice help me understand about His affection for Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī?
Write a brief sentence connecting Kṛṣṇa’s choice with His intense affection for Her.
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