Madhya 8.161

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TEXT

তয়োরপ্যুভয়োর্মধ্যে রাধিকা সর্বথাধিকা ।
মহাভাবস্বরূপেয়ং গুণৈরতিবরীয়সী ॥ ১৬১ ॥

tayor apy ubhayor madhye

radhika sarvathadhika

mahabhava-svarūpeyam

gunair ativariyasi

SYNONYMS

tayoḥ-of them; api-even; ubhayoḥ-of both (Candravali and Radharani); madhye-in the middle; radhika-Srimati Radharani; sarvatha-in every way; adhika-greater; maha-bhava-svarūpa-the form of mahabhava; iyam-this one; gunaiḥ-with good qualities; ativariyasi-the best of all.

TRANSLATION

" 'Among the gopis of Vrndavana, Srimati Radharani and another gopi are considered chief. However, when we compare the gopis, it appears that Srimati Radharani is most important because Her real feature expresses the highest ecstasy of love. The ecstasy of love experienced by the other gopis cannot be compared to that of Srimati Radharani.'

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srila Rūpa Gosvami's Ujjvala-nilamani (4.3).

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