Sri Radha – The Embodiment of Krishna-prema (Digital)
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You should remember that Rādhārāṇī never bathes in ordinary water. She takes Her bath in nectar, as stated in this verse. Generally, She takes bath in the Yamunā River. Have you taken bath in the Yamunā? If you have then you are very fortunate, because Rādhārāṇī and Kṛṣṇa took bath in the Yamunā. The Yamunā is a very sacred river. When Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa descended in this world 5,000 years ago and were manifesting Their transcendental loving pastimes in Vṛndāvana, They were often playing in the water of the Yamunā River, jala-kṛdā. So the Yamunā is very, very fortunate.
However, here Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī says something else. He says that Rādhārāṇī takes Her bath in nectar. What type of nectar? Kāruṇyāmṛta, tāruṇyāmṛta, and lāvaṇyāmṛta. Kārunya means ‘mercy’. Mercy is like nectar.
She takes Her bath in that nectar, kārunyāmṛta, before noon. Tāruṇyāmṛta is also like nectar. Taru means ‘youth’, and Rādhārāṇī takes Her bath in that nectar at noon. Then lāvaṇyāmṛta, lāvaṇya means ‘beauty’. That is also like
nectar and She takes Her bath in that nectar in the afternoon. This has a very, very deep meaning; it is very difficult to understand.
