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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 106

śyāmam eva paraṁ rūpaṁ
purī madhu-purī varā
vayaḥ kaiśorakaṁ dhyeyam
ādya eva paro rasaḥ

SYNONYMS

śyāmam—the form of Śyāmasundara; eva—certainly; param—supreme; rūpam—form; purī—the place; madhu-purī—Mathurā; varā—best; vayaḥ—the age; kaiśorakam—fresh youth; dhyeyam—always to be meditated on; ādyaḥ—the original transcendental mellow, or conjugal love; eva—certainly; paraḥ—the supreme; rasaḥ—mellow.

TRANSLATION

“‘The form of Śyāmasundara is the supreme form, the city of Mathurā is the supreme abode, Lord Kṛṣṇa’s fresh youth should always be meditated upon, and the mellow of conjugal love is the supreme mellow.’”

PURPORT

This verse is found in the Padyāvalī (82).