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yathā rādhā priyā viṣṇos
tasyāḥ kuṇḍaṁ priyaṁ tathā
sarva-gopīṣu saivaikā
viṣṇor atyanta-vallabhā
Synonyms
yathā—just as; radha—Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; priya—very dear; viṣṇoḥ—to Lord Kṛṣṇa; tasyāḥ—Her; kuṇḍam—bathing place; priyam—very dear; tatha—so also; sarva-gopīṣu—among all the gopīs; sa—She; eva—certainly; eka—alone; viṣṇoḥ—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; atyanta-vallabha—very dear. ¶
Translation
“ ‘Just as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is most dear to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Her bathing place known [Rādhā-kuṇḍa] is also dear to Him. Among all the gopīs, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is supermost and very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa.' ¶
Purport
This verse is from the Padma Purāṇa and is included in the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta (2.1.45), by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. It also appears in Ādi-līlā, Chapter Four, verse 215, and again in Madhya-līlā, Chapter Eighteen, verse 8. ¶