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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.171
কৃষ্ণের-উজ্জ্বল রস — মৃগমদ-ভর ।
সেই মৃগমদে বিচিত্রিত কলেবর ॥ ১৭১ ॥
kṛṣṇera ujjvala-rasa — mṛgamada-bhara
sei mṛgamade vicitrita kalevara
“Conjugal love for Kṛṣṇa is an abundance of musk, and with that musk Her whole body is decorated.
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Her conjugal love for Kṛṣṇa is described as an abundance of musk.
That musk decorates Her whole body.
The image presents Her love for Kṛṣṇa as Her bodily decoration.
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.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love for krsna”
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: “conjugal”
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What does the image of abundant musk help you notice about Her love for Kṛṣṇa?
Read the translation slowly, pausing over the words “conjugal love for Kṛṣṇa.”
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