“Although superficially Vrindavan is just a cowherd village, the opulence of Vrindavan far exceeds the opulence of Vaikuntha. But, because the mood of sweeteness (madhurya) prevails, it covers the mood of opulence (aisvarya) even though the opulence of Vrindavan is greater than that of Dwaraka or Vaikuntha. For example, say there is a mixture of 100 gallons of lime juice and 100 pounds of sugar. Then there is another container with 10 gallons of lime juice and 1 pound of sugar. The lime is like the opulence and the sugar is like the sweetness. Vrindavan is like the 100 gallons of juice which has more opulence than Vaikuntha and yet is still sweeter to the taste than the 10 gallons of lime juice with 1 pound of sugar.”
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