Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 1.5
Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa United as Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya
“The loving affairs of Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are transcendental manifestations of the Lord’s internal pleasure-giving potency. Although Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are one in Their identity, previously They separated Themselves. Now these two transcendental identities have again united, in the form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya. I bow down to Him, who has manifested Himself with the sentiment and complexion of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī although He is Kṛṣṇa Himself.”
What the purport teaches
- The loving affairs of Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are transcendental manifestations of the Lord’s internal pleasure-giving potency.
- Although Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are one in identity, They previously separated Themselves. They have now united again in the form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya.
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya is Kṛṣṇa Himself, manifested with the sentiment and complexion of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. The author bows down to Him.
Try this today
Offer obeisances to Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya while remembering that He is Kṛṣṇa with the sentiment and complexion of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
Ask yourself
What does this verse help you appreciate about the form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.