CC Madhya 8.209 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 209
- rādhāra svarūpa—kṛṣṇa-prema-kalpalatā
- sakhī-gaṇa haya tāra pallava-puṣpa-pātā
SYNONYMS
rādhāra svarūpa—the spiritual nature of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; kṛṣṇa-prema—of love of Kṛṣṇa; kalpa-latā—a creeper; sakhī-gaṇa—the gopīs; haya—are; tāra—of that creeper; pallava—the twigs; puṣpa—flowers; pātā—and leaves.
TRANSLATION
“By nature, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is just like a creeper of love of Godhead, and the gopīs are the twigs, flowers and leaves of that creeper.