264 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

time; deha-bhedam—separate forms; gatau—obtained; tau—these two; ca/tanya-
akhyam—known as Sri Caitanya; prakatam—manifest; adhund—now; tat-dvayam—
the two of Them; ca—and; aikyam—unity; dptam—obtained; radhd—of Srimati
Radharani; bhdva— mood; dyuti—the luster; suvalitam—who is adorned with; naumi—
| offer my obeisances; krsna-svaripam—to Him who is identical with Sri Krsna.

TRANSLATION

“The loving affairs of Sri Radha and Krsna are transcendental manifestations of
the Lord’s internal pleasure-giving potency. Although Radha and Krsna are one in
Their identity, They separated Themselves eternally. Now these two transcendental
identities have again united, in the form of Sri Krsna Caitanya. | bow down to Him,
who has manifested Himself with the sentiment and complexion of Srimati Radharani
although He is Krsna Himself.”

PURPORT

This text is from the diary of Srila Svarpa Damodara Gosvami. It appears as the
fifth of the first fourteen verses of Sr7 Caitanya-caritamrta.

TEXT 56

AHS OS YW, GE cae xfer |
CAINCD fara an BATA SLia’ cw

rddhda-krsna eka dtmd, dui deha dhari’
anyonye vilase rasa Gsvadana kari’

SYNONYMS

radhda-krsna—Radha and Krsna; eka—one; atmd-—self; dui—two; deha—bodies;
dhari’—assuming; anyonye—one another; vilase—They enjoy; rasa—the mellows of
love; dsvadana kari’—tasting.

TRANSLATION

Radha and Krsna are one and the same, but They have assumed two bodies. Thus
They enjoy each other, tasting the mellows of love.

PURPORT

The two transcendentalists Radha and Krsna are a puzzle to materialists. The
above description of Radha and Krsna from the diary of Srila Svarupa Damodara
Gosvami is a condensed explanation, but one needs great spiritual insight to under-
stand the mystery of these two personalities. One is enjoying in two. Sri Krsna is the
potent factor, and Srimati Radharani is the internal potency. According to Vedanta
philosophy, there is no difference between the potent and potency; they are identical.
We cannot differentiate between one and the other, any more than we can separate
fire from heat.
