36 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 4
Apart from this, Krsna can eat the food with any one of His transcendental
senses. He can eat by seeing the food, or by touching it. Nor should one think that
it is necessary for Krsna to eat. He does not become hungry like an ordinary
human being; nonetheless, He presents Himself as being hungry, and as such, He
can eat everything and anything, regardless of quantity. The philosophy underly-
ing Krsna’s eating is understandable by our transcendental senses. When our
senses are purified by constantly being engaged in the devotional service of the
Lord, we can understand Krsna’s activities, names, forms, qualities, pastimes, and
entourage.
atah $ri-krsna-namadi
na bhaved grahyam indriyaih
sevonmukhe hi jihvadau
svayam eva sphuraty adah
“No one can understand Krsna by the blunt material senses. But He reveals Him-
self to the devotees, being pleased with them for their transcendental loving ser-
vice unto Him.” (Bh.r.s. 1.2.234) The devotees understand Krsna through revela-
tion. It is not possible for a mundane scholar to understand Krsna and His pastimes
through research work on the nondevotional platform.
TEXT 78
Bal PRS CHT aie cata |
Sia Hifas carricrra Baia Fy ns 0 ae a
iha anubhava kaila madhava gosafi
tanira thahi gopalera lukana kichu nai
SYNONYMS
iha—this; anubhava kaila—perceived; madhava goséfi—Madhavendra Puri
Gosvami; tanra thafii— before him; gopalera—of Lord Gopala; lukana—secret;
kichu—anything; nai—there is not.
TRANSLATION
How Gopila ate everything while the food remained the same was transcen-
dentally perceived by Madhavendra Puri Gosvami; nothing remains a secret
to the devotees of the Lord.
TEXT 79
ealicaa Bec Gow IAlens CFA |
GNAA-ASICA Sa, HCD Al StH 1 95 I
