Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 8: Talks Between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Ramananda Raya. Text 165

'mahÄbhÄva-cintÄmaṇi' rÄdhÄra svarÅ«pa
lalitÄdi sakhÄ« — tÄá¹…ra kÄya-vyÅ«ha-rÅ«pa

 mahÄ-bhÄva - of the topmost spiritual ecstasy; cintÄ-maṇi - the touchstone; rÄdhÄra svarÅ«pa - the transcendental form of ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī; lalitÄ-Ädi sakhÄ« - the gopÄ« associates of ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī; tÄá¹…ra kÄya-vyÅ«ha-rÅ«pa - expansions of Her spiritual body.


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“ŚrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī is the topmost spiritual gem, and the other gopÄ«s — LalitÄ, ViÅ›ÄkhÄ and so on — are expansions of Her spiritual body.

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