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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.178
নিজাঙ্গ-সৌরভালয়ে গর্ব-পর্যঙ্ক ।
তা’তে বসি’ আছে, সদা চিন্তে কৃষ্ণসঙ্গ ॥ ১৭৮ ॥
nijāṅga-saurabhālaye garva-paryaṅka
tā’te vasi’ āche, sadā cinte kṛṣṇa-saṅga
“Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s bedstead is pride itself, and it is situated in the abode of Her bodily aroma. She is always seated there thinking of Kṛṣṇa’s association.
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Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s bedstead is described as pride itself.
That bedstead is situated in the abode of Her bodily aroma.
She is always seated there, thinking of Kṛṣṇa’s association.
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”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “association”
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What does the word “always” help you notice about Her thoughts of Kṛṣṇa’s association?
Pause today to reread the final sentence and reflect on Her constant thought of Kṛṣṇa’s association.
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