8.23

svabhavika prema donhara udaya karila

dunha alingiya dunhe bhumite padila

SYNONYMS

svabhavika—natural; prema—love; donhara—of both of them; udaya—awakening; karila—there was; dunha—both; alingiya—embracing; dunhe—both of them; bhumite—on the ground; padila—fell down.

Their natural love for each other was awakened in them both, and they embraced and fell down on the ground.

PURPORT

Srila Ramananda Raya was an incarnation of the gopi Visakha.

Since Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was Lord Krsna Himself, there was naturally an awakening of love between Visakha and Krsna.

Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the combination of Srimati Radharani and Krsna.

The gopi Visakha is a principal gopi assisting Srimati Radharani.

Ramananda Raya and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu embraced, since their natural love also was awakened.