Adi-lila, Chapter 4 261

Gosvamis of Vrndavana, however, have explained that Krsna’s pastimes in Vraja are
eternal, like His other activities in Goloka Vrndavana. Vraja is a confidential part of
Goloka Vrndavana. Krsna exhibited His Vraja pastimes on the surface of this world,
and similar pastimes are eternally exhibited in Vraja in Goloka Vrndavana, where
parakiya-rasa is ever existent.

In the Third Chapter of this epic, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvamft has explicitly
accepted the fact that Krsna appears in this material world at the end of the Dvapara
age of the twenty-eighth catur-yuga of Vaivasvata Manu and brings with Him His
Vrajadhama, which is the eternal abode of His highest pastimes. As the Lord appears
by His own internal potency, so He also brings all His paraphernalia by the same
internal potency, without extraneous help. It is further stated here in Caitanya-
caritamrta that the parakiya sentiment is existent only in that transcendental realm
and nowhere else. This highest form of ecstasy can exist only in the most confidential.
part of the transcendental world, but by the causeless mercy of the Lord we can
have a peep into that invisible Vraja.

The transcendentai mellow relished by the gop/s in Vraja is superexcellently
featured in Srimatt Radharanf. Mature assimilation of the transcendental humor of
conjugal love is represented by Srimatt Radharant, whose feelings are incomprehen-
sible even to the Lord Himself. The intensity of Her loving service is the highest
form of ecstasy. No one can surpass Srimatt Radharani in relishing the transcendental
mellow qualities of the Lord. Therefore the Lord Himself agreed to assume the
position of Radharani in the form of Lord Sri Gauranga. He then relished the
highest position of parakiya-rasa, as exhibited in the transcendental abode of Vraja.

TEXT 51

yews |e sfeahoxrarata awts

qalats Aeae actwerbettats AyFaRt |

faratra: caged farareriargeyts

4 Come: fee ca araly qorttrofe wwy Ue) I

suresanam durgam gatir atisayenopanisadam
muninam sarvasvam pranata-patalinam madhurima
viniryadsah premno nikhila-pasu-padlambuja-drsam
sa caitanyah kim me punar api drsor ydsyati padam

SYNONYMS

sura-isanam—of the kings of the demigods; durgam—fortress; gatih—the goal;
atisayena—eminently; upanisadam—of the Upanisads; munindm--of the sages;
sarvasvam—the be-all and end-all; pranata-patalindm—of the groups of the devotees;
madhurimd—the sweetness; vinirydsah—the essence; premnah—of love; nikhila—all;
pasu-pala—of the cowherd women; ambuja-drsadm—lotus-eyed ; sah—He; caitanyah—
Lord Caitanya; kim—what; me—my; punah—again; api—certainly; drsoh—of the two
eyes; yasyati—will come; padam—to the abode.
