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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya
Madhya 8.182Madhya 8.185

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Madhya 8.183-184

যাঁর সৌভাগ্য-গুণ বাঞ্ছে সত্যভামা ।

যাঁর ঠাঞি কলাবিলাস শিখে ব্রজ-রামা ॥ ১৮৩ ॥

yāṅra saubhāgya-guṇa vāñche satyabhāmā

yāṅra ṭhāñi kalā-vilāsa śikhe vraja-rāmā

Translation

“Even Satyabhāmā, one of the queens of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, desires the fortunate position and excellent qualities of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. All the gopīs learn the art of dressing from Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, and even the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, and the wife of Lord Śiva, Pārvatī, desire Her beauty and qualities. Indeed, Arundhatī, the celebrated chaste wife of Vasiṣṭha, also wants to imitate the chastity and religious principles of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Rādhārāṇī’s Qualities Inspire Admiration

  1. 1

    Satyabhāmā, one of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s queens, desires Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s fortunate position and excellent qualities.

  2. 2

    All the gopīs learn the art of dressing from Rādhārāṇī. Lakṣmī and Pārvatī also desire Her beauty and qualities.

  3. 3

    Arundhatī, the celebrated chaste wife of Vasiṣṭha, wants to imitate Rādhārāṇī’s chastity and religious principles.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

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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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yāṅrawhose
  2. saubhāgyaof good fortune
  3. guṇaquality
  4. vāñchedesires
  5. satyabhāmāSatyabhāmā, one of the queens of Kṛṣṇa
  6. yāṅra ṭhāñifrom whom
  7. kalā-vilāsathe sixty-four arts
  8. śikhelearn
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Key ideas in this verse

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”, “rādhārāṇī’s”

  • 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: “gopīs”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to me about the different qualities others admire in Rādhārāṇī?

Practice

List the qualities of Rādhārāṇī admired in this translation, and pause to appreciate one.

Live this todayRādhārāṇī’s Qualities Inspire AdmirationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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