Madhya-līlā

Chapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā

Verse 150 of 209
Cc Madhya 13.150

ব্রজবাসী যত জন, মাতা, পিতা, সখাগণ, সবে হয মোর প্রাণসম তাঙ্র মধ্যে গোপীগণ, সাক্ষাত্মোর জীবন, তুমি মোর জীবনের জীবন

व्रजवासी यत जन, माता, पिता, सखागण, सबे हय मोर प्राणसम ताङ्र मध्ये गोपीगण, साक्षात्मोर जीवन, तुमि मोर जीवनेर जीवन

vraja-vāsī yata jana, mātā, pitā, sakhā-gaṇa, sabe haya mora prāṇa-sama tāṅra madhye gopī-gaṇa, sākṣāt mora jīvana, tumi mora jīvanera jīvana

Synonyms

vraja-vāsī yata janaall the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana-dhāma; mātāmother; pitāfather; sakhā-gaṇaboy friends; sabeall; hayaare; mora prāṇa-samaas good as My life; tāṅra madhyeamong them; gopī-gaṇathe gopīs; sākṣātdirectly; mora jīvanaMy life and soul; tumiYou; mora jīvanera jīvanathe life of My life..

Translation

"Śrī Kṛṣṇa continued: 'All the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana-dhāma—My mother, father, cowherd boy friends and everything else—are like My life and soul. And among all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana, the gopīs are My very life and soul. Among the gopīs, You, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, are the chief. Therefore You are the very life of My life.

Purport

Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the center of all Vṛndāvana's activities. In Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa is the instrument of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; therefore all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana still chant "Jaya Rādhe." From Kṛṣṇa's own statement given herein, it appears that Rādhārāṇī is the Queen of Vṛndāvana and that Kṛṣṇa is simply Her decoration. Kṛṣṇa is known as Madana-mohana, the enchanter of Cupid, but Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the enchanter of Kṛṣṇa. Consequently Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is called Madana-mohana-mohinī, the enchanter of the enchanter of Cupid.

Verse 150 of 209
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