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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 4.70
tayor apy ubhayor madhye
rādhikā sarvathādhikā
mahābhāva-svarūpeyam
gunair ativarīyasī
SYNONYMS
tayoh — of them; api — even; ubhayoh — of both (Candrāvalī and Rādhārānī); madhye — in the middle; rādhikā — Śrīmatī Rādhārānī; sarvathā — in every way; adhikā — greater; mahā-bhāva-svarūpā — the form of mahābhāva; iyam — this one; gunaih — with good qualities; ativarīyasī — the best of all.
TRANSLATION
"Of these two gopīs [Rādhārānī and Candrāvalī], Śrīmatī Rādhārānī is superior in all respects. She is the embodiment of mahābhāva, and She surpasses all in good qualities."
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Ujjvala-nīlamani (Rādhā-prakarana 3).
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