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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.166
রাধা-প্রতি কৃষ্ণ-স্নেহ — সুগন্ধি উদ্বর্তন ।
তা’তে অতি সুগন্ধি দেহ — উজ্জ্বল-বরণ ॥ ১৬৬ ॥
rādhā-prati kṛṣṇa-sneha — sugandhi udvartana
tā’te ati sugandhi deha — ujjvala-varaṇa
“Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s transcendental body is brilliant in luster and full of all transcendental fragrances. Lord Kṛṣṇa’s affection for Her is like a perfumed massage.
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Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s transcendental body is naturally fragrant and brilliant in luster.
Sugandhi udvartana is a paste made of perfumes and fragrant oils, massaged over the body to remove dirt and perspiration.
Rādhārāṇī’s body is already perfumed. The scented paste of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s affection makes Her doubly perfumed, brilliant and lustrous.
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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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’s”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you appreciate about Kṛṣṇa’s affection being described as a fragrant paste?
Reread the description of Kṛṣṇa’s affection and briefly reflect on how it enhances Rādhārāṇī’s luster.
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