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.
TEXT 216
Caracas feat ea ae THTATS AAT |
Sait carats att aq atet for! qq ow I
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; pdartha—O Arjuna; yatra—where; radhd—Srimati 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.
