rÄdhikÄ-unmÄda yaiche uddhava-darÅ›ane
udghÅ«rṇÄ-pralÄpa taiche prabhura rÄtri-dine

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 rÄdhikÄ-unmÄda - the madness of ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī; yaiche - just like; uddhava-darÅ›ane - in seeing Uddhava; udghÅ«rṇÄ-pralÄpa - talking inconsistently in madness; taiche - similarly; prabhura - of Lord Caitanya; rÄtri-dine - night and day.


Text

Just as ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī talked inconsistently with a bumblebee in the presence of Uddhava, ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu in His ecstasy talked crazily and inconsistently day and night.

Purport

This unmÄda (madness) is not ordinary madness. When ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu talked inconsistently, almost like a crazy fellow, He was in the transcendental ecstasy of love. In the highest transcendental ecstasy there is a feeling of being enchanted in the presence of the enchanter. When the enchanter and the enchanted become separated, mohana, or bewilderment, occurs. When so bewildered due to separation, one becomes stunned, and at that time all the bodily symptoms of transcendental ecstasy are manifested. When they are manifest, one appears inconceivably crazy. This is called transcendental madness. In this state, there is imaginative discourse, and one experiences emotions like those of a madman. The madness of ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī was explained to Kṛṣṇa by Uddhava, who said, “My dear Kṛṣṇa, because of extreme feelings of separation from You, ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī is sometimes making Her bed in the groves of the forest, sometimes rebuking a bluish cloud, and sometimes wandering about in the dense darkness of the forest. Thus She has become like a crazy woman.â€