50 Sri Caitanya-caritamrcta

everything else related to Him. There is nothing in existence not related with Sit
Krsna. In a sense, there is nothing but Sit Krsna, and yet nothing is Sri Krsna save
and except His primeval personality. This knowledge constitutes a complete tran-
scendental science, and Visnu wanted to give Brahmaji full knowledge about that
science. The mystery of this knowledge culminates in personal attachment to the
Lord, with a resulting effect of detachment from anything “non-Krsna.’’ There are
nine alternative transcendental means to attain this stage: hearing, chanting, remem-
bering, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, worshiping, praying, assisting, fraternizing
with the Lord, and sacrificing everything for Him. These are different parts of the
same devotional service, which is full of transcendental mystery. The Lord said to
Brahma that since He was pleased with him, by His grace the mystery was being
revealed.

TEXT 52

AMAL AUISITTM FHRTIVSAS: |
SLAF SAABWATS CG WHRASTS # C2

yavan aharm yathad-bhavo
yad-rupa-guna-karmakah

tathaiva tattva-vijfidnam
astu te mad-anugrahat

SYNONYMS

yavan—as | am in My eternal form; aham—|; yatha—in whichever manner; bhdvah
—transcendental existence; yat—whatever; rijpa—various forms and colors; guna—
qualities; karmakah—activities; tathd eva—exactly so; tattva-vijnanam—factual realiza-
tion; astu—let there be; te—your; mat—My; anugrahat—by causeless mercy.

TRANSLATION

‘By My causeless mercy, be enlightened in truth about My personality, mani-
festations, qualities and pastimes.

PURPORT

The transcendental personal forms of the Lord are a mystery, and the symptoms
of these forms, which are absolutely different from anything made of mundane
elements, are also mysterious. The innumerable forms of the Lord, such as
Syamasundara, Narayana, Rama and Gaurasundara;the colors of these forms (white,
red, yellow, cloudlike $yama and others); His qualities, as the responsive Personality
of Godhead to pure devotees and as impersonal Brahman to dry speculators; His
uncommon activities like lifting Govardhana Hill, marrying more than 16,000
queens at Dvaraka, and entering the rdsa dance with the damsels of Vraja, expanding
Himself in as many forms as there were damsels in the dance—these and innumerable
other uncommon acts and attributes are all mysteries, one aspect of which is pre-
