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Šrū Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā. Ch. 8]
dependence of the others, the intensity of love between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa was not manifest. Therefore He stole Her away.
PURPORT
Out of fear of the other  gopīs , Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa took Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to a secluded place. In this regard, the verse  kaṁsārir api  (the following verse 106) will be quoted from the  Gīta-govinda  of Jayadeva Gosvāmī.
TEXT 103
রাখা লাগি’ গোপীরে যদি সাক্ষাৎ করে তাগা ।।
তবে জানি,—রাধায় কুষ্ণের গাঢ়-অমূরাগ ॥ ১০৩ ॥।
rādhā lāgi' gopīre yadi sākṣāt kare tyāga tabe jāni,—rādhāya krṣṇera gāḍha-anurāga
SYNONYMS
rādhā lāgi' —for the sake of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī;  gopīre —the  gopīs ;  yadi —if;  sākṣāt —directly;  kare —does;  tyāga —rejection;  tabe —then;  jāni —we can understand;  rādhāya —in Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī;  kṛṣṇera —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  gāḍha —intense;  anurāga —affection.
TRANSLATION
“If Lord Krșņa rejected the company of the other gopīs for Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, we can understand that Lord Śrī Krșņa has intense affection for Her.”
TEXT 104
রায় কছে,—তবে শুন প্রেমের মহিমা।।
ত্রিজগতে রাধা-প্রেমের নাহিক উপমা  ॥ ১০৪ ॥
rāya kahe,—tabe śuna premera mahimā tri-jagate rādhā-premera nāhika upamā
SYNONYMS
rāya kahe —Rāmānanda Rāya replied;  tabe —then;  śuna —please hear;  premera —of that love;  mahimā —the glories;  tri-jagate —within the three worlds;  rādhā-premera —of the loving affairs of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī;  nāhika —there is not;  upamā —comparison.