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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.138
বৃন্দাবনে ‘অপ্রাকৃত নবীন মদন’ ।
কামগায়ত্রী কামবীজে যাঁর উপাসন ॥ ১৩৮ ॥
vṛndāvane ‘aprākṛta navīna madana’
kāma-gāyatrī kāma-bīje yāṅra upāsana
“In the spiritual realm of Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa is the spiritual, ever-fresh Cupid. He is worshiped by the chanting of the Kāma-gāyatrī mantra, with the spiritual seed klīm.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vṛndāvana is described as a spiritual realm.
In Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa is the spiritual, ever-fresh Cupid.
He is worshiped by chanting the Kāma-gāyatrī mantra, with the spiritual seed klīm.
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:
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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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: “vṛndāvana”
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanting”
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How does the word “spiritual” shape my understanding of Kṛṣṇa as the ever-fresh Cupid?
Read the translation once and spend a quiet moment reflecting on Kṛṣṇa’s ever-fresh spiritual nature.
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