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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Madhya 8.105 Madhya 8.107

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.106

কংসারিরপি সংসারবাসনাবদ্ধশৃঙ্খলাম্ ।

রাধামাধায় হৃদয়ে তত্যাজ ব্রজসুন্দরীঃ ॥ ১০৬ ॥

kaṁsārir api saṁsāra-

vāsanā-baddha-śṛṅkhalām

rādhām ādhāya hṛdaye

tatyāja vraja-sundarīḥ

Translation

“ ‘Lord Kṛṣṇa, the enemy of Kaṁsa, took Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī within His heart, for He desired to dance with Her. Thus He left the arena of the rāsa dance and the company of all the other beautiful damsels of Vraja.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Desires to Dance with Rādhārāṇī

1
Lord Kṛṣṇa, the enemy of Kaṁsa, took Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī within His heart.
2
He desired to dance with Her.
3
He therefore left the arena of the rāsa dance and the company of all the other beautiful damsels of Vraja.

How it feels

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

Madhya 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

kaṁsa-ariḥthe enemy of Kaṁsa
apimoreover
saṁsāra-vāsanādesirous of the essence of enjoyment (rāsa-līlā)
baddha-śṛṅkhalāmbeing perfectly attracted to such activities
rādhāmŚrīmatī Rādhārāṇī
ādhāyataking
hṛdayewithin the heart
tatyājaleft aside
vraja-sundarīḥthe other beautiful gopīs.

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”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rāsa”
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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Kṛṣṇa’s leaving the dance reveal about His desire to be with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī?

Practice

Read the translation slowly, pausing to reflect on Kṛṣṇa’s desire to dance with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Desires to Dance with RādhārāṇīThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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