Verse Eleven

kṛṣṇasyoccaiḥ praṇaya-vasatiḥ preyasībhyo ’pi rādhā
kuṇḍaṁ cāsyā munibhir abhitas tādṛg eva vyadhāyi
yat preṣṭhair apy alam asulabhaṁ kiṁ punar bhakti-bhājāṁ
tat premedaṁ sakṛd api saraḥ snātur āviṣkaroti

Sri Radha is the highest object of Sri Krishna’s love, above all His other lovers. Her lake has also been established as such in all respects by the sages. This lake bestows upon those who bathe within it only once divine love that is extremely difficult to attain even for those who are dear to Krishna, let alone for practitioners of devotion.

Bhasya by Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur

sakala preyasi-srestha vrsabhanu-suta
ta̐hara sarasi nitya sri-krsna-dayita [1]

The daughter of Vrsabhanu is the best of all Krishna’s lovers, and Her lake is always dear to Sri Krishna.

muni-gana sastre ei-rupa nirdharila
vraja-madhye srestha bali’ kunde sthira kaila [2]

In the scriptures, the sages have ascertained this and determined that this lake is supreme within all of Vraja.

sadhana bhaktira katha ki baliba ara
krsna-prestha-ganera durlabha prema-sara [3]

What more shall I say about the practice of devotion? The highest form of divine love is difficult to attain even for those who are dear to Krishna.

niskapate sei kunde ye kare majjana
kunda ta̐re sei prema kare vitarana [4]

Yet Radha Kunda gives such divine love to those who bathe within it sincerely.

Piyusa-varsini-vrtti by Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur

The eleventh verse has been put forth for the purpose of making the heart of the practitioner firm by describing the natural glory of Sri Radha Kunda. Sri Radhika is the greatest recipient of Sri Krishna’s love and superior to His other lovers in all respects. In the scriptures, the sages have also described the excellence of Sri Radha Kunda in this way. If one bathes in Radha Kunda with devotion, Radha Kunda easily gives one divine love that is difficult to attain even for Narad Muni and others who are dear to the Lord, what to speak of practitioners of devotion. Radha Kunda, therefore, is the proper place for all devotees to reside. The supramundane soul attaining the supramundane body of a gopi in supramundane Vraja, residing as a maintained maidservant at Radha Kunda in the grove of their Guru in her form as a sakhi, externally taking constant shelter of the Name, and assisting Srimati Radhika in the service of Krishna throughout the eight periods of the day is the perfection of service for those who have taken shelter at the feet of Sri Chaitanya.

ananda-vrddhaye srimad-gosvami-vana-malinah
tatha sri-prabhu-nathasya sukhayatma-nivedinah
svasya bhajana-saukhyasya samrddhi-hetave punah
bhakti-vinoda-dasena sri-godruma-nivasina
prabhos chatah-satabdeha dvadasabdadhike mrge
rachiteyam sitastamyam vrttih piyusa-varsini

To increase the joy of Srimad Vanamali Goswami, who has dedicated himself to the satisfaction of the Lord, and to increase the joy of his own service, the servant Bhakti Vinod, while residing in Sri Godruma, has completed this commentary that showers nectar (Piyusa-varsini-vrtti) on the eighth day of the waxing fortnight of the moon during the solar month of Capricorn in what will be year 412 of our Lord (30 January 1898).

sri-sri-godrumachandrarpanam astu

May this be offered to the moon of Sri Godruma.