Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.117
Kṛṣṇa’s Special Transcendental Attraction
“Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa continued, “ ‘According to transcendental realization, there is no difference between the forms of Nārāyaṇa and Kṛṣṇa. Yet in Kṛṣṇa there is a special transcendental attraction due to the conjugal mellow, and consequently He surpasses Nārāyaṇa. This is the conclusion of transcendental mellows.’”
What the purport teaches
- According to transcendental realization, there is no difference between the forms of Nārāyaṇa and Kṛṣṇa.
- Yet Kṛṣṇa has a special transcendental attraction due to the conjugal mellow.
- In this attraction, Kṛṣṇa surpasses Nārāyaṇa. Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa quoted this conclusion of transcendental mellows, also found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu.
Try this today
Read the verse twice, noting first the statement of no difference and then the statement of special attraction.
Ask yourself
What does this verse identify as Kṛṣṇa’s special transcendental attraction?
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.