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कृष्णस्योच्चैः प्रणयवसतिः प्रेयसीभ्योऽपि राधा कुण्डं चास्या मुनिभिरभितस्तादृगेव व्यधायि ।
यत्प्रेष्ठैरप्यलमसुलभं किं पुनर्भक्तिभाजां तत्प्रेमेदं सकृदपि सरः स्नातुराविष्करोति ॥ ११ ॥

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kṛṣṇasyoccaiḥ praṇaya-vasatiḥ preyasībhyo ’pi rādhā
kuṇḍaṁ cāsyā munibhir abhitas tādṛg eva vyadhāyi
yat preṣṭhair apy alam asulabhaṁ kiṁ punar bhakti-bhājāṁ
tat premedaṁ sakṛd api saraḥ snātur āviṣkaroti

Synonyms

kṛṣṇasya — of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa; uccaiḥ — very highly; praṇaya-vasatiḥ — object of love; preyasībhyaḥ — out of the many lovable gopīs; api — certainly; rādhā — Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; kuṇḍam — lake; ca — also; asyāḥ — of Her; munibhiḥ — by great sages; abhitaḥ — in all respects; tādṛk eva — similarly; vyadhāyi — is described; yat — which; preṣṭhaiḥ — by the most advanced devotees; api — even; alam — enough; asulabham — difficult to obtain; kim — what; punaḥ — again; bhakti-bhājām — for persons engaged in devotional service; tat — that; prema — love of Godhead; idam — this; sakṛt — once; api — even; saraḥ — lake; snātuḥ — of one who has bathed; āviṣkaroti — arouses.

kṛṣṇasya — Gospoda Śrī Kṛṣṇe; uccaiḥ — zelo visok; praṇaya-vasatiḥ — predmet ljubezni; preyasībhyaḥ — med številnimi ljubljenimi gopījami; api — zagotovo; rādhā — Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; kuṇḍam — jezero; ca — tudi; asyāḥ — Njeno; munibhiḥ — veliki modreci; abhitaḥ — v vsakem pogledu; tādṛk eva — podobno; vyadhāyi — opisujejo; yat — ki; preṣṭhaiḥ — za najnaprednejše bhakte; api — celo; alam — precej; asulabham — težko dosegljivo; kim — kaj; punaḥ — šele; bhakti-bhājām — za tiste, ki vdano služijo Kṛṣṇi; tat — to; prema — ljubezen do Boga; idam — to; sakṛt — enkrat; api — celo; saraḥ — jezero; snātuḥ — tistega, ki se je okopal; āviṣkaroti — prebudi.

Translation

Of the many objects of favored delight and of all the lovable damsels of Vraja-bhūmi, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is certainly the most treasured object of Kṛṣṇa’s love. And, in every respect, Her divine kuṇḍa is described by great sages as similarly dear to Him. Undoubtedly Rādhā-kuṇḍa is very rarely attained even by the great devotees; therefore it is even more difficult for ordinary devotees to attain. If one simply bathes once within those holy waters, one’s pure love of Kṛṣṇa is fully aroused.

Med vsem, kar Kṛṣṇi daje zadovoljstvo, in vsemi ljubljenimi dekleti iz Vraja-bhūmi, je Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī zagotovo najdragocenejši predmet Njegove ljubezni. Veliki modreci pravijo, da Mu je Njena božanska kuṇḍa v vsakem pogledu enako pri srcu. Rādhā-kuṇḍo brez dvoma zelo redko dosežejo celo vzvišeni bhakte, kaj šele navadni. V srcu tistega, ki se vsaj enkrat okopa v tem svetem jezeru, se popolnoma prebudi čista ljubezen do Kṛṣṇe.

Purport

Why is Rādhā-kuṇḍa so exalted? The lake is so exalted because it belongs to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is the most beloved object of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Among all the gopīs, She is the most beloved. Similarly, Her lake, Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa, is also described by great sages as the lake that is as dear to Kṛṣṇa as Rādhā Herself. Indeed, Kṛṣṇa’s love for Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the same in all respects. Rādhā-kuṇḍa is very rarely attained, even by great personalities fully engaged in devotional service, not to speak of ordinary devotees who are only engaged in the practice of vaidhī bhakti.

KOMENTAR: Zakaj je Rādhā-kuṇḍa tako vzvišena? Ker pripada Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, ki je Śrī Kṛṣṇi najljubša in jo ima med vsemi gopījami najraje. Veliki modreci pravijo, da Mu je tudi Njeno jezero tako pri srcu kot Ona sama. Kṛṣṇa ima Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍo v vseh pogledih enako rad kot Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Celo velike osebnosti, ki so popolnoma zatopljene v vdano služenje Kṛṣṇi, zelo redko dosežejo Rādhā-kuṇḍo, kaj šele navadni bhakte, ki se posvečajo le vaidhī bhakti.

It is stated that a devotee will at once develop pure love of Kṛṣṇa in the wake of the gopīs if he once takes a bath in Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī recommends that even if one cannot live permanently on the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa, he should at least take a bath in the lake as many times as possible. This is a most important item in the execution of devotional service. Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura writes in this connection that Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa is the most select place for those interested in advancing their devotional service in the wake of the lady friends (sakhīs) and confidential serving maids (mañjarīs) of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Living entities who are eager to return home to the transcendental kingdom of God, Goloka Vṛndāvana, by means of attaining their spiritual bodies (siddha-deha) should live at Rādhā-kuṇḍa, take shelter of the confidential serving maids of Śrī Rādhā and under their direction engage constantly in Her service. This is the most exalted method for those engaged in devotional service under the protection of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. In this connection Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura writes that even great sages and great devotees like Nārada and Sanaka do not get an opportunity to come to Rādhā-kuṇḍa to take their baths. What, then, to speak of ordinary devotees? If, by great fortune, one gets an opportunity to come to Rādhā-kuṇḍa and bathe even once, he can develop his transcendental love for Kṛṣṇa, exactly as the gopīs did. It is also recommended that one should live on the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa and should be absorbed in the loving service of the Lord. One should bathe there regularly and give up all material conceptions, taking shelter of Śrī Rādhā and Her assistant gopīs. If one is thus constantly engaged during his lifetime, after giving up the body he will return back to Godhead to serve Śrī Rādhā in the same way as he contemplated during his life on the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa. The conclusion is that to live on the banks of the Rādhā-kuṇḍa and to bathe there daily constitute the highest perfection of devotional service. It is a difficult position to attain, even for great sages and devotees like Nārada. Thus there is no limit to the glory of Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa. By serving Rādhā-kuṇḍa, one can get an opportunity to become an assistant of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī under the eternal guidance of the gopīs.

Zgoraj piše, da bhakta v hipu razvije čisto ljubezen do Kṛṣṇe, tako kot gopīje, če se vsaj enkrat okopa v Rādhā-kuṇḍi. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī nam priporoča, naj se čim večkrat okopamo v tem jezeru, če že ne moremo stalno živeti ob njem. To je najpomembnejši dejavnik v vdanem služenju Kṛṣṇi. Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura v zvezi s tem piše, da je Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa najbolj izbran kraj za tiste, ki bi radi napredovali v vdanem služenju Kṛṣṇi po zgledu Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇījinih prijateljic (sakhīj) in zaupnih služabnic (mañjarī). Živa bitja, ki si resnično želijo, da bi se v duhovnem telesu (siddha-dehi) vrnila domov v Gospodovo duhovno kraljestvo, na Goloko Vṛndāvano, morajo živeti ob Rādhā-kuṇḍi in nenehno služiti Śrī Rādhi pod vodstvom Njenih zaupnih služabnic. To je najbolj vzvišena pot za tiste, ki pod okriljem Śrī Caitanye Mahāprabhuja vdano služijo Kṛṣṇi. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura pravi, da celo vzvišeni modreci in bhakte, kot sta Nārada in Sanaka, ne dobijo priložnosti, da bi se okopali v Rādhā-kuṇḍi. Kaj šele navadni bhakte. Kdor ima veliko srečo, da obišče Rādhā-kuṇḍo in se vsaj enkrat okopa v njej, lahko razvije duhovno ljubezen do Kṛṣṇe, tako kot gopīje. Priporočljivo je tudi, da živimo ob Rādhā-kuṇḍi in se zatopimo v ljubeče služenje Gospodu. V njej se moramo redno kopati, opustiti vse materialne nazore ter se zateči k Śrī Rādhi in Njenim pomočnicam gopījam. Če tako preživimo življenje, se potem, ko zapustimo telo, vrnemo k Bogu, da bi služili Śrī Rādhi tako, kot smo Ji ves čas služili v mislih ob Rādhā-kuṇḍi. Sklenemo lahko, da je prebivanje ob Rādhā-kuṇḍi in vsakodnevno kopanje v njej najvišja popolnost vdanega služenja. To raven težko dosežejo celo vzvišeni modreci in bhakte, kakršen je Nārada. Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa je brezmejno slavna. Če ji služimo, dobimo priložnost, da se lahko pod večnim vodstvom gopīj pridružimo Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇijinim pomočnicam.