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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 8.188Madhya 8.190

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.189

রাত্রি-দিন কুঞ্জে ক্রীড়া করে রাধা-সঙ্গে ।

কৈশোর বয়স সফল কৈল ক্রীড়া-রঙ্গে ॥ ১৮৯ ॥

rātri-dina kuñje krīḍā kare rādhā-saṅge

kaiśora vayasa saphala kaila krīḍā-raṅge

Translation

“Day and night Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa enjoys the company of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī in the bushes of Vṛndāvana. Thus His pre-youthful age is fulfilled through His affairs with 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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Youth Fulfilled with Rādhārāṇī

  1. 1

    Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa enjoys the company of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī day and night.

  2. 2

    Their meetings take place in the bushes of Vṛndāvana.

  3. 3

    Through His affairs with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, Kṛṣṇa’s pre-youthful age is fulfilled.

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. rātri-dinaday and night
  2. kuñjein the gardens or bushes of Vṛndāvana
  3. krīḍāpastimes
  4. kareperforms
  5. rādhā-saṅgewith Rādhārāṇī
  6. kaiśorathe pre-youthful
  7. vayasaage
  8. sa-phalafruitful
  9. kailamade
  10. krīḍā-raṅgetaking pleasure in different pastimes
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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”

  • 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: “company of”

  • 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: “vṛndāvana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this verse describe the fulfillment of Kṛṣṇa’s pre-youthful age?

Practice

Read the translation slowly, noticing the connection between Kṛṣṇa’s fulfillment and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s company.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Youth Fulfilled with RādhārāṇīThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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