Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.282
Śrī Caitanya Is Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Combined
“Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of all pleasure, and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the personification of ecstatic love of Godhead. These two forms had combined as one in Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. This being the case, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu revealed His real form to Rāmānanda Rāya.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of all pleasure, and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the personification of ecstatic love of Godhead.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa Himself, absorbed in the features of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. He is nondifferent from Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa combined.
- The Lord revealed His real form to Rāmānanda Rāya. An advanced devotee can understand this combined identity.
Try this today
Slowly repeat this teaching once: “Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is nondifferent from Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa combined.”
Ask yourself
How does this verse deepen your understanding of who Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is?
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.