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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.112
ক্রোধ করি’ রাস ছাড়ি’ গেলা মান করি’ ।
তাঁরে না দেখিয়া ব্যাকুল হৈল শ্রীহরি ॥ ১১২ ॥
krodha kari’ rāsa chāḍi’ gelā māna kari’
tāṅre nā dekhiyā vyākula haila śrī-hari
“When Rādhārāṇī left the rāsa dance out of anger and resentment, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa became very anxious because He could not see Her.
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Rādhārāṇī left the rāsa dance.
She departed out of anger and resentment.
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa became very anxious because He could not see 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”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Kṛṣṇa’s anxiety reveal about the importance of seeing Rādhārāṇī?
Pause for one minute over the words “because He could not see Her,” reflecting on Kṛṣṇa’s anxiety.
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