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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.214
অন্যোন্যে বিশুদ্ধ প্রেমে করে রস পুষ্ট ।
তাঁ-সবার প্রেম দেখি’ কৃষ্ণ হয় তুষ্ট ॥ ২১৪ ॥
anyonye viśuddha preme kare rasa puṣṭa
tāṅ-sabāra prema dekhi’ kṛṣṇa haya tuṣṭa
“The transcendental mellow is nourished by that mutual behavior in transcendental love of Godhead. When Lord Kṛṣṇa sees how the gopīs have developed pure love for Him, He becomes very satisfied.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and the gopīs are not interested in their personal happiness from association with Kṛṣṇa.
They become happy by seeing one another associate with Kṛṣṇa. Their dealings are further nourished by love of Godhead.
Seeing this pure love among the gopīs, Kṛṣṇa becomes very pleased.
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:
Then Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya explained unalloyed devotional service, love of Godhead, and serving the Lord in the moods of pure servitude, fraternity and parental love. Finally he spoke of serving the Lord in conjugal love.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 of godhead”, “pure love”
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: “mellow”
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”, “associate”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I rejoice in another person’s relationship with Kṛṣṇa rather than focus only on my own happiness?
Encourage someone today in their service to Kṛṣṇa, taking a moment to appreciate their happiness in serving Him.
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