278 Sti Caitanya-caritamyta

vrajGngand-ripa, ara kantd-gana-sdra
Sri-rddhikd haite kGntd-ganera vistara

SYNONYMS

krsna-kantd-gana—the lovers of Lord Krsna; dekhi—| see; tri-vidha—three; prakara
—kinds; eka—one; /aksmi-gana—the goddesses of fortune; pure—in the city; mahisi-
gana—the queens; dra—and; vraja-angana—of the beautiful women of Vraja; rapa—
having the form; dra—another type; kdntd-gana—of the lovers; sara—the essence; Sri-
radhikd haite—from Srimati Radharani; kantd-ganera—of the lovers of Krsna; vistara
—the expansion.
TRANSLATION

The beloved consorts of Lord Krsna are of three kinds: the goddesses of fortune,
the queens, and the milkmaids of Vraja, who are the foremost of all. These consorts
all proceed from Radhika.

TEXT 76

BTSlA BB CALS SCA GASA |
wefatal ati Cece fea atcea fawia nay i

avatari krsna yaiche kare avatara
amsini rddhd haite tina ganera vistdra
SYNONYMS
avatari—the source of all incarnations; krsna—Lord Krsna; yaiche—just as; kare—
makes; avatdra—incarnation; amsinj—the source of all portions; radha—Srimati
Radharani; haite—from; tina—three; ganera—of the groups; vistdra—ex pansion.
TRANSLATION
Just as the fountainhead, Lord Krsna, is the cause of all incarnations, so Sri
Radha is the cause of all these consorts.

TEXT 77

Cawante aa Sta wa- frais |
faq-aifsfae-wmt afeata ofS 1990

vaibhava-gana yena tdnra anga-vibhiti
bimba-pratibimba-ripa mahisira tati

SYNONYMS

vaibhava-gana—the expansions; yena—as it were; tanra—of Her; afiga—of the body;
vibhuti—powerful expansions; bimba—reflections; pratibimba—counter-reflections;
rupa—having the form; mahisira—of the queens; tati—the expansion.
