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VMA 1.4 : Where all the relishable relationships of love of God are experienced

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r ādh ā -kṛṣṇa-vilāsa-pūrṇa-sucamatkāraṁ mahā-mādhurī- sāra-sphāra-camatkṛtiṁ hari-rasotkarṣasya kāṣṭhāṁ parām| divyaṁ svādya-rasaika-ramya-subhagāśeṣaṁ na śeṣādibhiḥ seśair gamya-guṇaugha-pāram aniśaṁ saṁstaumi vṛndāvanam|| I constantly sing this hymn to Vrindavan wondrous with the fullness of Radha and Krishna's dalliances, ever astonishing due to the expanding essence of their supreme sweetness, the very highest limit of the various rasas Hari enjoys. The divine land of Vrindavan is unlimited in its good fortune, in that it is the only place where can be experienced all the relishable relationships of Love of God, the glories of which are incomprehensible to Shiva or Shesha or any of the other gods of this world. (1.4) Commentary Vrindavan's glory is that it is the Dham of Radha and Krishna, the scene of this vision of the Supreme Truth embodied as the Divine Couple, the idea of perfection of romantic love. The land is imbued with their presenc...