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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 4.69
mahābhāva-svarūpā śrī-rādhā-thākurānī
sarva-guna-khani krishna-kāntā-śiromani
SYNONYMS
mahā-bhāva — of mahābhāva; svarūpā — the form; śrī-rādhā-thākurānī — Śrīmatī Rādhārānī; sarva-guna — of all good qualities; khani — mine; krishna-kāntā — of the lovers of Lord Krishna; śiromani — crown jewel.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Rādhā Thākurānī is the embodiment of mahābhāva. She is the repository of all good qualities and the crest jewel among all the lovely consorts of Lord Krishna.
PURPORT
The unadulterated action of the hlādinī-śakti is displayed in the dealings of the damsels of Vraja and Śrīmatī Rādhārānī, who is the topmost participant in that transcendental group. The essence of the hlādinī-śakti is love of Godhead, the essence of love of Godhead is bhāva, or transcendental sentiment, and the highest pitch of that bhāva is called mahābhāva. Śrīmatī Rādhārānī is the personified embodiment of these three aspects of transcendental consciousness. She is therefore the highest principle in love of Godhead and is the supreme lovable object of Śrī Krishna.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness