pÅ«rve vraja-vilÄse, yei tina abhilÄá¹£e,
yatneha ÄsvÄda nÄ haila
Å›rÄ«-rÄdhÄra bhÄva-sÄra, Äpane kari' aá¹…gÄ«kÄra,
sei tina vastu ÄsvÄdila

 pÅ«rve - formerly; vraja-vilÄse - in the pastimes of Vá¹›ndÄvana; yei tina - those three; abhilÄá¹£e - in desires; yatneha - by great endeavor; ÄsvÄda - taste; nÄ haila - there was not; Å›rÄ«-rÄdhÄra - of ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī; bhÄva-sÄra - the essence of the ecstasy; Äpane - personally; kari' - making; aá¹…gÄ«kÄra - acceptance; sei - those; tina vastu - three subjects; ÄsvÄdila - tasted.


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During His previous pastimes in Vá¹›ndÄvana, Lord Kṛṣṇa desired to enjoy the three different types of ecstasy, but despite great endeavor, He could not taste them. Such ecstasies are the monopoly of ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī. Therefore, in order to taste them, ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa accepted the position of ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī in the form of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu.

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