Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.56
One Identity, Two Bodies
“Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are one and the same, but They have assumed two bodies. Thus They enjoy each other, tasting the mellows of love.”
What the purport teaches
- Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are one and the same, yet They have assumed two bodies to taste the mellows of love.
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the potent factor, and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the internal potency. According to Vedānta philosophy, the potent and the potency are identical.
- They cannot be separated, any more than fire can be separated from heat. Understanding these two personalities requires great spiritual insight.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining the relationship between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa using the example of fire and heat.
Ask yourself
How does the example of fire and heat help me understand the potent and the potency?
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.