Kṛṣṇera Jateka Khelā Tāra Madhye Nara Līlā
Vraja-līlāra Sarva-śreṣṭhatā — The Pastimes in Vraja Are the Best of All
Of all of Lord Kṛṣṇa's pastimes, His humanlike pastimes are the best. They are the abode of the rasas. These rasas are not present even in Goloka? Where will I find them, then? Please tell
me. The land of Vraja is the place where they stay.
Lord Kṛṣṇa's eternal pastimes are of two kinds: sāntara (manifest at intervals) and nirantara (always manifest). The rasika devotees meditate on these pastimes. Lord Kṛṣṇa's birth, growing up, killing the demons, and living in Mathurā and Dvārakā are counted among His sāntara eternal pastimes.
With great love Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoys His nirantara pastimes with the people of Vraja throughout the eight periods of the day and night. These pastimes never stop. O my brothers, even Brahmā, Śiva, and Śeṣa cannot see these eternal pastimes.
Throw jñāna and yoga far away. With eyes of pure love gaze on these delightful pastimes, pastimes that are the devotees' life, pastimes that are the great treasure they keep.
About Kṛṣṇera Jateka Khelā Tāra Madhye Nara Līlā
Closes the section by declaring Krishna's pastimes in Vraja supreme above all His other līlās, the conclusion toward which this entire twenty-nine song survey of rasa-sastra and madhura-rasa has been building.
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Who wrote Kṛṣṇera Jateka Khelā Tāra Madhye Nara Līlā?
Kṛṣṇera Jateka Khelā Tāra Madhye Nara Līlā was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.
What is the meaning of Kṛṣṇera Jateka Khelā Tāra Madhye Nara Līlā?
Of all of Lord Kṛṣṇa's pastimes, His humanlike pastimes are the best. They are the abode of the rasas. These rasas are not present even in Goloka? Where will I find them, then? Please tell me. The land of Vraja is the place where they stay.
How many verses does Kṛṣṇera Jateka Khelā Tāra Madhye Nara Līlā have?
Kṛṣṇera Jateka Khelā Tāra Madhye Nara Līlā has 4 verses.
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