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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.113
সম্যক্সার বাসনা কৃষ্ণের রাসলীলা ।
রাসলীলা-বাসনাতে রাধিকা শৃঙ্খলা ॥ ১১৩ ॥
samyak-sāra vāsanā kṛṣṇera rāsa-līlā
rāsa-līlā-vāsanāte rādhikā śṛṅkhalā
“Lord Kṛṣṇa’s desire in the rāsa-līlā circle is perfectly complete, but Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the binding link in that desire.
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The verse speaks of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s desire in the rāsa-līlā circle.
His desire there is perfectly complete.
Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the binding link in that desire.
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-līlā”
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What does the phrase “binding link” help you appreciate about Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s place in Kṛṣṇa’s desire?
Copy the phrase “Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the binding link in that desire” and reflect on it for a moment.
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