# Cc. Madhya 8.167 ## Text > kāruṇyāmṛta-dhārāya snāna prathama > tāruṇyāmṛta-dhārāya snāna madhyama ## Synonyms *kāruṇya*-*amṛta*—of the nectar of mercy; *dhārāya*—in the shower; *snāna*—bath; *prathama*—first; *tāruṇya*-*amṛta*—of the nectar of youth; *dhārāya*—in the shower; *snāna*—bath; *madhyama*—in the middle. ## Translation **"Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī takes Her first bath in the shower of the nectar of compassion, and She takes Her second bath in the nectar of youth.** ## Purport Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī first smears Her body with the paste of affection for Kṛṣṇa. She then takes Her bath in the water of mercy. After passing the *paugaṇḍa* age (from five to ten years), Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī first appears as mercy. The second bath, taken at noon, is taken in the water of *tāruṇyāmṛta,* or the nectar of youth. This is the actual expression of Her new youthfulness.