Madhya-līlā

Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal—Love of Godhead

Verse 68 of 111
Cc Madhya 23.68

দেবী কৃষ্ণমযী প্রোক্তা রাধিকা পরদেবতা সর্বলক্ষ্মীমযী সর্ব কান্তিঃ সম্মোহিনী পরা

देवी कृष्णमयी प्रोक्ता राधिका परदेवता सर्वलक्ष्मीमयी सर्व कान्तिः सम्मोहिनी परा

devī kṛṣṇamayī proktā rādhikā para-devatā sarva-lakṣmīmayī sarva- kāntiḥ sammohinī parā

Synonyms

devīwho shines brilliantly; kṛṣṇa-mayīnondifferent from Lord Kṛṣṇa; proktācalled; rādhikāŚrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; para-devatāmost worshipable; sarva-lakṣmī-mayīpresiding over all the goddesses of fortune; sarva-kāntiḥin whom all splendor exists; sammohinīwhose character completely bewilders Lord Kṛṣṇa; parāthe superior energy..

Translation

" 'The transcendental goddess Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the direct counterpart of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. She is the central figure for all the goddesses of fortune. She possesses all the attraction to attract the all-attractive Personality of Godhead. She is the primeval internal potency of the Lord.'

Purport

This text is found in the Bṛhad-gautamīya-tantra.

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