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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.111
অহেরিব গতিঃ প্রেম্ণঃ স্বভাবকুটিলা ভবেৎ ।
অতো হেতোরহেতোশ্চ যূনোর্মান উদঞ্চতি ॥ ১১১ ॥
aher iva gatiḥ premṇaḥ
svabhāva-kuṭilā bhavet
ato hetor ahetoś ca
yūnor māna udañcati
“ ‘The progress of loving affairs between a young boy and a young girl is like the movement of a snake. On account of this, two types of anger arise between a young boy and girl — anger with cause and anger without cause.’
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The progress of loving affairs between a young boy and a young girl is compared to the movement of a snake. Two kinds of anger arise: anger with cause and anger without cause.
During the rāsa dance, one form of Kṛṣṇa was between every two gopīs. By the side of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī there was only one Kṛṣṇa, yet She still manifested disagreement with Him.
The purport identifies this verse as coming from the Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi, written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
He then spoke of detached action, knowledge mixed with devotional service, and finally the spontaneous loving service of the Lord. After hearing Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya recite some verses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the principle of pure devotional service devoid of all kinds of speculation.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
Learn the words of the 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”
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”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the comparison with a snake’s movement help you consider the disagreement described here?
Write down the two kinds of anger named in the translation, then reread the purport’s description of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s disagreement.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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