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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.114
তাঁহা বিনু রাসলীলা নাহি ভায় চিত্তে ।
মণ্ডলী ছাড়িয়া গেলা রাধা অন্বেষিতে ॥ ১১৪ ॥
tāṅhā vinu rāsa-līlā nāhi bhāya citte
maṇḍalī chāḍiyā gelā rādhā anveṣite
“The rāsa dance does not shine in the heart of Kṛṣṇa without Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Therefore, He also gave up the circle of the rāsa dance and went out to search for Her.
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Without Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, the rāsa dance does not shine in the heart of Kṛṣṇa.
Kṛṣṇa gave up the circle of the rāsa dance.
He went out to search for Her, showing how much Her presence matters to Him.
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 leaving the rāsa dance reveal about Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s importance to Him?
Read the translation slowly and pause to reflect on Kṛṣṇa’s desire for Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s presence.
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