Jagat

tatraivāvirbhavad-rūpa-śobhā- vaidagdhyānyo’nyānurāgādbhutaughau | nityābhaṅga-pronmadānaṅga-raṅgau rādhā-kṛṣṇau khelataḥ svāli-juṣṭau || Only there in Radha’s flower grove cottage, and nowhere else, the embodiment of infinitely wondrous mutual love, the descent of beauty, form and expertise in the arts of love, engaged in eternal, uninterrupted, and deeply intoxicating erotic love games, the Divine Couple of Radha and Krishna, plays, accompanied by their sakhis. (1.10) Commentary In this and the two previous verses, Prabodhananda Saraswatipada shows his predilection for the mood of the Rādhāvallabhi Sampradāya, of which he must be considered a founding member. Some of the differences with other rasika sampradāyas are discussed here. Where the dhāma is concerned, those who call themselves followers of the sakhī-bhāva make a distinction between Vrindavan, Vraja and the Kunja, as is clearly stated in these verses, starting with 1.7 . The development is given beginning with ...