Text 151]
The Lord's Dancing at Ratha-yātrā
193
TRANSLATION
“Śrī Kṛṣṇa continued: ‘All the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana-dhāma—My mother, father, cowherd boy friends and everything else—are like My life and soul. And among all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana, the gopīs are My very life and soul. Among the gopīs, You, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, are the chief. Therefore You are the very life of My life.
PURPORT
Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the center of all Vṛndāvana’s activities. In Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa is the instrument of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; therefore all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana still chant “Jaya Rādhe.” From Kṛṣṇa’s own statement given herein, it appears that Rādhārāṇī is the Queen of Vṛndāvana and that Kṛṣṇa is simply Her decoration. Kṛṣṇa is known as Madana-mohana, the enchanter of Cupid, but Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the enchanter of Kṛṣṇa. Consequently Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is called Madana-mohana-mohinī, the enchanter of the enchanter of Cupid.
TEXT 151
তোমা-সবার প্রেমরসে, আমাকে করিল বর্ণে, আমি তোমার অধীন কেবল । তোমা-সবা ছাড়াঞ্জ, আমা দূর-দেশে লঞ্জ, রাখিয়াছে তুর্দেব প্রবল ॥ ১৫১ ॥
tomā-sabāra prema-rase, āmāke karila vaśe, āmi tomāra adhīna kevala tomā-sabā chāḍāñā, āmā dūra-deśe lañā, rākhiyāche durdaiva prabala
SYNONYMS
tomā-sabāra—of all you; prema-rase—by the ecstasy and mellows of loving affairs; āmāke—Me; karila—you have made; vaśe—subservient; āmi—I; tomāra—of you; adhīna—subservient; kevala—only; tomā-sabā—from all of you; chāḍāñā—separating; āmā—Me; dūra-deśe—to distant countries; lañā—taking; rākhiyāche—has kept; durdaiva—misfortune; prabala—very powerful.
TRANSLATION
“‘My dear Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, I am always subservient to the loving affairs of all of you. I am under your control only. My separation from you and residence in distant places have occurred due to My strong misfortune.