Ādi-līlā

Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Verse 219 of 262
Cc Ādi 4.219

কংসারিরপি সংসার বাসনাবদ্ধশৃংখলাম্ রাধামাধায হৃদযে তত্যাজ ব্রজসুন্দরীঃ

कंसारिरपि संसार वासनाबद्धशृंखलाम् राधामाधाय हृदये तत्याज व्रजसुन्दरीः

kaṁsārir api saṁsāra- vāsanā-baddha-śṛṅkhalām rādhām ādhāya hṛdaye tatyāja vraja-sundarīḥ

Synonyms

kaṁsa-ariḥLord Kṛṣṇa, the enemy of Kaṁsa; apimoreover; saṁsārafor the essence of enjoyment (rāsa-līlā); vāsanāby the desire; baddhatied on; śṛṅkhalāmwho was like the chains; rādhāmŚrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; ādhāyataking; hṛdayein the heart; tatyājaleft aside; vraja-sundarīḥthe other gopīs..

Translation

"Lord Kṛṣṇa, the enemy of Kaṁsa, left aside the other gopīs during the rāsa dance and took Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to His heart, for She is the helper of the Lord in realizing the essence of His desires."

Purport

In this verse from the Gīta-govinda (3.1), Jayadeva Gosvāmī describes Śrī Kṛṣṇa's leaving the rāsa-līlā to search for Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

Verse 219 of 262
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