Madhya-līlā

Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Verse 167 of 309
Cc Madhya 8.167

কারুণ্যামৃতধারায স্নান প্রথম তারুণ্যামৃতধারায স্নান মধ্যম

कारुण्यामृतधाराय स्नान प्रथम तारुण्यामृतधाराय स्नान मध्यम

kāruṇyāmṛta-dhārāya snāna prathama tāruṇyāmṛta-dhārāya snāna madhyama

Synonyms

kāruṇya-amṛtaof the nectar of mercy; dhārāyain the shower; snānabath; prathamafirst; tāruṇya-amṛtaof the nectar of youth; dhārāyain the shower; snānabath; madhyamain the middle..

Translation

"Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī takes Her first bath in the shower of the nectar of compassion, and She takes Her second bath in the nectar of youth.

Purport

Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī first smears Her body with the paste of affection for Kṛṣṇa. She then takes Her bath in the water of mercy. After passing the paugaṇḍa age (from five to ten years), Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī first appears as mercy. The second bath, taken at noon, is taken in the water of tāruṇyāmṛta, or the nectar of youth. This is the actual expression of Her new youthfulness.

Verse 167 of 309
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