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वैकुण्ठाज्जनितो वरा मधुपुरी तत्रापि रासोत्सवाद्वृन्दारण्यमुदारपाणिरामणात्तत्रापि गोवर्धनः ।
राधाकुण्डमिहापि गोकुलपतेः प्रेमामृताप्लावनात्कुर्यादस्य विराजतो गिरितटे सेवां विवेकी न कः ॥ ९ ॥

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vaikuṇṭhāj janito varā madhu-purī tatrāpi rāsotsavād
vṛndāraṇyam udāra-pāṇi-ramaṇāt tatrāpi govardhanaḥ
rādhā-kuṇḍam ihāpi gokula-pateḥ premāmṛtāplāvanāt
kuryād asya virājato giri-taṭe sevāṁ vivekī na kaḥ

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vaikuṇṭhāt — than Vaikuṇṭha, the spiritual world; janitaḥ — because of birth; varā — better; madhu-purī — the transcendental city known as Mathurā; tatra api — superior to that; rāsa-utsavāt — because of the performance of the rāsa-līlā; vṛndā-araṇyam — the forest of Vṛndāvana; udāra-pāṇi — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; ramaṇāt — because of various kinds of loving pastimes; tatra api — superior to that; govardhanaḥ — Govardhana Hill; rādhā-kuṇḍam — a place called Rādhā-kuṇḍa; iha api — superior to this; gokula-pateḥ — of Kṛṣṇa, the master of Gokula; prema-amṛta — with the nectar of divine love; āplāvanāt — because of being overflooded; kuryāt — would do; asya — of this (Rādhā-kuṇḍa); virājataḥ — situated; giri-taṭe — at the foot of Govardhana Hill; sevām — service; vivekī — who is intelligent; na — not; kaḥ — who.

vṛndā-araṇyam — a floresta de Vṛndāvana

Translation

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The holy place known as Mathurā is spiritually superior to Vaikuṇṭha, the transcendental world, because the Lord appeared there. Superior to Mathurā-purī is the transcendental forest of Vṛndāvana because of Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa-līlā pastimes. And superior to the forest of Vṛndāvana is Govardhana Hill, for it was raised by the divine hand of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and was the site of His various loving pastimes. And, above all, the superexcellent Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa stands supreme, for it is overflooded with the ambrosial nectarean prema of the Lord of Gokula, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Where, then, is that intelligent Person who is unwilling to serve this divine Rādhā-kuṇḍa, which is situated at the foot of Govardhana Hill?

O lugar santo conhecido como Mathurā é espiritualmente superior a Vaikuṇṭha, o mundo transcendental, porque o Senhor nasceu ali. Mas a floresta transcendental de Vṛndāvana é superior a Mathurā-purī por causa dos passatempos da rāsa-līlā de Kṛṣṇa. E a colina de Govardhana é superior à floresta de Vṛndāvana, pois a mão divina de Śrī Kṛṣṇa a ergueu e ela serviu como cenário para Seus vários passatempos amorosos. E, sobretudo, o superexcelente Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa ocupa a posição suprema, pois é inundado pelo prema nectáreo e ambrosíaco do Senhor de Gokula, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Qual, então, será a pessoa inteligente que não estará disposta a servir a este divino Rādhā-kuṇḍa, situado ao pé da colina de Govardhana?

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The spiritual world is three fourths of the total creation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and it is the most exalted region. The spiritual world is naturally superior to the material world; however, Mathurā and the adjoining areas, although appearing in the material world, are considered superior to the spiritual world because the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself appeared at Mathurā. The interior forests of Vṛndāvana are considered superior to Mathurā because of the presence of the twelve forests (dvādaśa-vana), such as Tālavana, Madhuvana and Bahulāvana, which are famous for the various pastimes of the Lord. Thus the interior Vṛndāvana forest is considered superior to Mathurā, but superior to these forests is the divine Govardhana Hill because Kṛṣṇa lifted Govardhana Hill like an umbrella, raising it with His lotuslike beautiful hand to protect His associates, the denizens of Vraja, from the torrential rains sent by the angry Indra, king of the demigods. It is also at Govardhana Hill that Kṛṣṇa tends the cows with His cowherd friends, and there also He had His rendezvous with His most beloved Śrī Rādhā and engaged in loving pastimes with Her. Rādhā-kuṇḍa, at the foot of Govardhana, is superior to all because it is there that love of Kṛṣṇa overflows. Advanced devotees prefer to reside at Rādhā-kuṇḍa because this place is the site of many memories of the eternal loving affairs between Kṛṣṇa and Rādhārāṇī (rati-vilāsa).

O mundo espiritual, que constitui três quartos de toda a criação da Suprema Personalidade de Deus, é a mais elevada das regiões, sendo, portanto, naturalmente superior ao mundo material. Contudo, Mathurā e as áreas vizinhas, apesar de aparecerem no mundo material, são consideradas superiores ao mundo espiritual, porque a própria Suprema Personalidade de Deus nasceu lá. As florestas dentro da area de Vṛndāvana são tidas como superiores a Mathurā por causa da presença das doze florestas (dvādaśa-vana), tais como: Tālavana, Madhuvana e Bahulāvana, famosas pelos vários passatempos que nelas o Senhor realizou. Se as florestas de Vṛndāvana são consideradas superiores a Mathurā, a divina colina de Govardhana é superior a elas, porque Kṛṣṇa ergueu esta colina como se ela fosse um guarda-chuva, mantendo-a suspensa com a Sua bela mão de lótus para proteger Seus associados, os habitantes de Vraja, das chuvas torrenciais enviadas pelo irado Indra, o rei dos semideuses. É também na colina de Govardhana que Kṛṣṇa tange as vacas com Seus amigos, os vaqueirinhos, e foi ali também que Ele teve Seu encontro com Sua amadíssima Śrī Rādhā e viveu passatempos amorosos com ela. O Rādhā-kuṇḍa, ao pé de Govardhana, é superior a tudo, porque ali transborda o amor a Kṛṣṇa. Os devotos avançados preferem residir no Rādhā-kuṇḍa, porque este lugar é o cenário de muitas memórias dos eternos romances amorosos entre Kṛṣṇa e Rādhārāṇī (rati-vilāsa).

In Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya-līlā) it is stated that when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu first visited the area of Vraja-bhūmi, He could not at first find the location of Rādhā-kuṇḍa. This means that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was actually searching for the exact location of Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Finally He found the holy spot, and there was a small pond there. He took His bath in that small pond and told His devotees that the actual Rādhā-kuṇḍa was situated there. Later the pond was excavated by Lord Caitanya’s devotees, headed first by the Six Gosvāmīs, such as Rūpa and Raghunātha dāsa. Presently there is a large lake known as Rādhā-kuṇḍa there. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has given much stress to Rādhā-kuṇḍa because of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s desire to find it. Who, then, would give up Rādhā-kuṇḍa and try to reside elsewhere? No person with transcendental intelligence would do so. The importance of Rādhā-kuṇḍa, however, cannot be realized by other Vaiṣṇava sampradāyas, nor can persons uninterested in the devotional service of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu understand the spiritual importance and divine nature of Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Thus Rādhā-kuṇḍa is mainly worshiped by the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas, the followers of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

No Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya-līlā), afirma-se que, quando Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visitou a área de Vrajabhūmi pela primeira vez, a princípio não conseguiu localizar o Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Isto significa que Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu estava, na verdade, procurando a localização exata do Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Finalmente, Ele encontrou o lugar santo, onde havia um pequeno lago. Ele tomou banho naquele local e disse a Seus devotos que ali estava o verdadeiro Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Mais tarde, os devotos do Senhor Caitanya, liderados pelos seis Gosvāmīs, tais como Rūpa e Raghunātha dāsa, escavaram o lago. Atualmente, existe naquele local um grande lago conhecido como Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī atribui muita importancia ao Rādhā-kuṇḍa porque Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu desejou intensamente encontrá-lo. Quem, então, abandonaria o Rādhā-kuṇḍa para tentar morar em outra parte? Nenhuma pessoa dotada de inteligência transcendental faria isso. Entretanto, a importância do Rādhā-kuṇḍa não pode ser compreendida por outras sampradāyas vaiṣṇavas, tampouco podem pessoas sem interesse no serviço devocional ao Senhor Caitanya Mahāprabhu entender a importância espiritual e a natureza divina do Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Assim, o Rādhā-kuṇḍa é adorado principalmente pelos Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas, os seguidores do Senhor Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu.