Adi-lila, Chapter 4 343

yatha radha priya visnos

tasyah kundarh priyarn tatha
sarva-gopisu saivaika

visnor atyanta-vallabha

SYNONYMS

yatha—just as; radha—Srimati Radharani; priyd—very dear; visnoh—to Lord
Krsna; tasyaGh—Her; kundam—bathing place; privam—very dear; tathd—so also;
sarva-gopisu—among all the gopis; sd—She; eva—certainly; eka—alone; visnoh—
of Lord Krsna; atyanta-vallabha—most dear.

TRANSLATION

“Just as Radha is dear to Lord Krsna, so Her bathing place [Radha-kunda] is dear
to Him. She alone is His most beloved of all the gopis.”’

PURPORT

This verse is from the Padma Purana.

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trai-lokye prthivi dhanya
yatra vrndavanam puri

tatrdpi gopikah partha
yatra radhabhidhaé mama

SYNONYMS

trai-lokye—in the three worlds; prthivi-the earth; dhanyad—fortunate; yatra—
where; vrndavanam—Vrndavana; puri—the town; tatra—there; api—certainly;
gopikah—the gopis; partha—O Arjuna; yatra—where; radha—Srimatt Radharani;
abhidha—named; mama—My.

TRANSLATION

“O Partha, in all the three planetary systems, this earth is especially fortunate,
for on earth is the town of Vrndavana. And there the gopis are especially glorious
because among them is My Srimati Radharani.”

PURPORT

This verse, spoken by Lord Krsna to Arjuna, is cited from the Adi Purana.
