Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.55
Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa United as 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, They separated Themselves eternally. 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 separated Themselves eternally. They have again united as Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya.
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya is Kṛṣṇa Himself, manifested with the sentiment and complexion of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. This description comes from the diary of Śrīla Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.
Try this today
Offer a respectful bow to Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, remembering that He is Kṛṣṇa Himself.
Ask yourself
What does this description help me understand about the identity 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.