CC Madhya 18.12
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 12
- śrī-rādheva hares tadīya-sarasī preṣṭhādbhutaiḥ svair guṇair
- yasyāṁ śrī-yuta-mādhavendur aniśaṁ prītyā tayā krīḍati
- premāsmin bata rādhikeva labhate yasyāṁ sakṛt snāna-kṛt
- tasyā vai mahimā tathā madhurimā kenāstu varṇyaḥ kṣitau
SYNONYMS
śrī-rādhā—Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; iva—like; hareḥ—of Kṛṣṇa; tadīya—Her; sarasī—lake; preṣṭhā—very dear; adbhutaiḥ—by wonderful; svaiḥ—own; guṇaiḥ—transcendental qualities; yasyām—in which; śrī-yuta—all-opulent; mādhava—Śrī Kṛṣṇa; induḥ—like the moon; aniśam—incessantly; prītyā—with great affection; tayā—in association with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; krīḍati—performs pastimes; premā—love; asmin—for Lord Kṛṣṇa; bata—certainly; rādhikā iva—exactly like Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; labhate—obtains; yasyām—in which; sakṛt—once; snāna-kṛt—one who takes a bath; tasyāḥ—of the lake; vai—certainly; mahimā—glories; tathā—as well as; madhurimā—sweetness; kena—by whom; astu—can be; varṇyaḥ—described; kṣitau—on this earth.
TRANSLATION
“‘Because of its wonderful transcendental qualities, Rādhā-kuṇḍa is as dear to Kṛṣṇa as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. It was in that lake that the all-opulent Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa performed His pastimes with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī with great pleasure and transcendental bliss. Whoever bathes just once in Rādhā-kuṇḍa attains Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s loving attraction for Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Who within this world can describe the glories and sweetness of Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa?’”
PURPORT
This verse is found in the Govinda-līlāmṛta (7.102).