190 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8

TRANSLATION

“1 worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who resides in His own realm,
Goloka, with Radha, who resembles His own spiritual figure and who em-
bodies the ecstatic potency [hladini]. Their companions are Her confidantes,
who embody extensions of Her bodily form and who are imbued and perme-
ated with ever-blissful spiritual rasa.’

PURPORT
This is a quotation from Brahma-samhitd (5.37).

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sei mahabhava haya ‘cintamani-sara’
krsna-vaficha pdrna kare ei karya tanra

SYNONYMS
sei—that; mahd-bhava—supreme ecstasy; haya—is; cintamani-saéra—the
essence of spiritual life; krsna-vaficha—all the desires of Lord Krsna; puirna kare—
fulfills; ei—this; karya—business; tara—Her.

TRANSLATION

“That supreme ecstasy of Srimati Radharani is the essence of spiritual life.
Her only business is to fulfill all the desires of Krsna.

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‘mahabhava-cintémani’ radhara svartipa
lalitadi sakhi——tanra kaya-vyGha-rdpa

SYNONYMS

maha-bhava—of the topmost spiritual ecstasy; cintéa-mani—the touchstone;
radhara svarGpa—the transcendental form of Srimati Radharani; lalita-Adi sakhi—
the gopi associates of Srimati Radharant; tanra kaya-vyGha-rGpa—expansions of
Her spiritual body.
