Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 8: Talks Between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Ramananda Raya. Text 160

premera parama-sÄra 'mahÄbhÄva' jÄni
sei mahÄbhÄva-rÅ«pÄ rÄdhÄ-á¹­hÄkurÄṇī

 premera - of love of Godhead; parama-sÄra - the essential part; mahÄ-bhÄva - the transcendental ecstasy of the name mahÄbhÄva; jÄni - we know; sei - that; mahÄ-bhÄva-rÅ«pÄ - the personification of the mahÄbhÄva transcendental ecstasy; rÄdhÄ-á¹­hÄkurÄṇī - ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī.


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“The essential part of love of Godhead is called mahÄbhÄva, transcendental ecstasy, and that ecstasy is represented by ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī.

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