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Rādhārāṇī’s sense of hearing is eternally fixed on Kṛṣṇa’s name and fame. Similarly, Rādhārāṇī’s complete attachment to Kṛṣṇa has blackened the borders of Her eyes. This darkness might be compared to ointment produced by Rādhā’s joking with Kṛṣṇa. Her breasts are covered by the blouse of anger born of Her ecstatic affection for Kṛṣṇa. When Kṛṣṇa stands in His youthful posture, She puts Her hand on His shoulder.

In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.89.58) the Bhūmā-puruṣa (Mahā-viṣṇu) told Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, “My dear Kṛṣṇa and had attempted to save some youths who had died untimely at Dvārakā, and when he failed to save them, Kṛṣṇa In other words, the Bhūmā-puruṣa, being also attracted by the beauty of Kṛṣṇa, concocted this pastime It is recorded in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.16.36) that after the serpent Kāliya was punished by Kṛṣṇa, one of Kāliya’s wives told Kṛṣṇa, “Dear Lord, we cannot understand how this fallen serpent got the opportunity

After hearing Rāmānanda Rāya speak of the qualities of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Kṛṣṇa, Lord Caitanya desired Rāmānanda Rāya described Kṛṣṇa as dhīra-lalita, a word indicating a person who is very cunning and youthful Kṛṣṇa is always engaged in loving affairs with Rādhārāṇī, and He takes to the bushes of Vṛndāvana to obliged Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to close Her eyes, and taking advantage of this, Kṛṣṇa painted many pictures Kṛṣṇa was always engaged in such lusty activities, and thus He made His youthful life successful.”

In the Govinda-līlāmṛta a nice verse states: “Who is the breeding ground of affection for Kṛṣṇa? Who is Kṛṣṇa’s dearmost lovable object? Therefore only Śrīmatī Rādhikā is able to fulfill all the desires of Kṛṣṇa. No one else can do so.”

Caitanya-caritāmṛta it is clearly said that one should accept the emotional activities of the associates of Kṛṣṇa One should also always meditate upon the dealings between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in the transcendental world One should think of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa twenty-four hours a day and engage in Their service within one’s achieve the perfectional stage of being transferred to Goloka Vṛndāvana, the transcendental abode of Kṛṣṇa

Rāmānanda Rāya said that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead – the source of all incarnations of the Supreme Lord, and innumerable universes also, and of all these existences the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa In the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.1) it is confirmed that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord, the Lord of all lords, and No one is the source of Kṛṣṇa, but Kṛṣṇa is the source of everyone.

After giving a summary description of Kṛṣṇa’s beauty, Rāmānanda Rāya began to speak of His spiritual Kṛṣṇa has immense energetic expansions, of which three are predominant: the internal energy, the external As far as the spiritual energy itself is concerned, it is exhibited in three forms because Kṛṣṇa is a As confirmed in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa (1.12.69): “The pleasure potency of Kṛṣṇa gives Kṛṣṇa transcendental Thus when Kṛṣṇa wants to enjoy pleasure, He exhibits His own spiritual potency known as āhlādinī.

Although the associates of Rādhārāṇī do not expect any personal attention from Kṛṣṇa, Rādhārāṇī is so pleased with them that She arranges individual meetings between Kṛṣṇa and the damsels of Vraja. Indeed, Rādhārāṇī tries to unite Her associates with Kṛṣṇa by many transcendental maneuvers, and She When Kṛṣṇa sees that both Rādhārāṇī and Her associates are pleased by His association, He becomes more They only want to satisfy Kṛṣṇa.

The Brahma-saṁhitā (5.37) also confirms that Kṛṣṇa expands Himself by His pleasure potency in the spiritual Although Kṛṣṇa is always enjoying the company of His pleasure-potency expansions, He is all-pervading

Kṛṣṇa is so beautiful, transcendental and attractive that He sometimes attracts even Himself.

Rāmānanda Rāya was expert in understanding these highly elevated dealings between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, and

“I have come to you to purify Myself by hearing from you the transcendental pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa no one else in the world who has realized the transcendental loving reciprocation between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa Thus I can pass My remaining days in understanding Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā by your association.”

“My dear friend, just see how Kṛṣṇa is enjoying His transcendental pastimes in the spring by expanding Kṛṣṇa is so beautiful that He attracts even Nārāyaṇa, as well as the goddess of fortune, who associates

Thus Lord Caitanya urged him to continue speaking on the pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.

“My dear Rāmānanda, what you have explained regarding the transcendental pastimes of Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa

But the damsels of Vṛndāvana worship Śrī Kṛṣṇa, having been bitten by Him just as a person is bitten by a snake, for Kṛṣṇa’s body is compared with the body of a snake. Similarly, Kṛṣṇa often stands in a three-curved posture, and He has bitten the gopīs with transcendental This is confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.9.21), wherein it is stated that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the son of

wrongly thinks that the material body is as perfect as the spiritual body and thus begins to worship Kṛṣṇa authorized Vaiṣṇava principles, one should follow a particular devotee and not think of himself as Kṛṣṇa’s

Rāmānanda Rāya then explained that Kṛṣṇa is attractive for both men and women, for the moving and the

Thus the Lord and Rāmānanda Rāya discussed the transcendental pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa throughout

to the Supreme Lord and is transferred to the spiritual kingdom, to enter into the association of Kṛṣṇa transferred to the spiritual kingdom at the time of death is to think, in one’s spiritual identity, of Kṛṣṇa become an associate of the damsels of Vraja nor render service directly to the Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa