Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 8: Talks Between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Ramananda Raya. Text 209

rÄdhÄra svarÅ«pa — kṛṣṇa-prema-kalpalatÄ
sakhÄ«-gaṇa haya tÄra pallava-puá¹£pa-pÄtÄ

 rÄdhÄra svarÅ«pa - the spiritual nature of ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī; kṛṣṇa-prema - of love of Kṛṣṇa; kalpa-latÄ - a creeper; sakhÄ«-gaṇa - the gopÄ«s; haya - are; tÄra - of that creeper; pallava - the twigs; puá¹£pa - flowers; pÄtÄ - and leaves.


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“By nature, ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī is just like a creeper of love of Godhead, and the gopÄ«s are the twigs, flowers and leaves of that creeper.

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