Ādi-līlāChapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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śrī-rādhāyāḥ praṇaya-mahimā kīdṛśo vānayaivā-

svādyo yenādbhuta-madhurimā kīdṛśo vā madīyaḥ

saukhyaḿ cāsyā mad-anubhavataḥ kīdṛśaḿ veti lobhāt

tad-bhāvāḍhyaḥ samajani śacī-garbha-sindhau harīnduḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-rādhāyāḥ — of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; praṇaya-mahimā — the greatness of the love; kīdṛśaḥ — of what kind; — or; anayā — by this one (Rādhā); eva — alone; āsvādyaḥto be relished; yena — by that love; adbhuta-madhurimā — the wonderful sweetness; kīdṛśaḥ — of what kind; — or; madīyaḥ — of Me; saukhyam — the happiness; ca — and; asyāḥ — Her; mat-anubhavataḥ — from realization of My sweetness; kīdṛśam — of what kind; — or; iti — thus; lobhāt — from the desire; tat — Her; bhāva-āḍhyaḥ — richly endowed with the emotions; samajani — took birth; śacī-garbha — of the womb of Śacī-devī; sindhauin the ocean; hari — Lord Kṛṣṇa; induḥ — like the moon.

TRANSLATION

"Desiring to understand the glory of Rādhārāṇī's love, the wonderful qualities in Him that She alone relishes through Her love, and the happiness She feels when She realizes the sweetness of His love, the Supreme Lord Hari, richly endowed with Her emotions, appeared from the womb of Śrīmatī Śacī-devī, as the moon appeared from the ocean."

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