CC Adi 4.74-75
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXTS 74-75
- kṛṣṇa-kāntā-gaṇa dekhi tri-vidha prakāra
- eka lakṣmī-gaṇa, pure mahiṣī-gaṇa āra
- vrajāṅganā-rūpa, āra kāntā-gaṇa-sāra
- śrī-rādhikā haite kāntā-gaṇera vistāra
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa-kāntā-gaṇa—the lovers of Lord Kṛṣṇa; dekhi—I see; tri-vidha—three; prakāra—kinds; eka—one; lakṣmī-gaṇa—the goddesses of fortune; pure—in the city; mahiṣī-gaṇa—the queens; āra—and; vraja-aṅganā—of the beautiful women of Vraja; rūpa—having the form; āra—another type; kāntā-gaṇa—of the lovers; sāra—the essence; śrī-rādhikā haite—from Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; kāntā-gaṇera—of the lovers of Kṛṣṇa; vistāra—the expansion.
TRANSLATION
The beloved consorts of Lord Kṛṣṇa are of three kinds: the goddesses of fortune, the queens, and the milkmaids of Vraja, who are the foremost of all. These consorts all proceed from Rādhikā.