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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.164
সেই মহাভাব হয় ‘চিন্তামণি-সার’ ।
কৃষ্ণ-বাঞ্ছা পূর্ণ করে এই কার্য তাঁর ॥ ১৬৪ ॥
sei mahābhāva haya ‘cintāmaṇi-sāra’
kṛṣṇa-vāñchā pūrṇa kare ei kārya tāṅra
“That supreme ecstasy of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the essence of spiritual life. Her only business is to fulfill all the desires of Kṛṣṇa.
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Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s ecstasy is described as supreme.
Her supreme ecstasy is the essence of spiritual life.
Her only business is to fulfill all the desires of Kṛṣṇa.
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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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”, “rādhārāṇī’s”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Rādhārāṇī’s sole concern for Kṛṣṇa’s desires shape your understanding of spiritual life?
Spend one minute reflecting on the words “to fulfill all the desires of Kṛṣṇa.”
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