248 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8
“O great sage, of the many millions of liberated persons and of the millions who
have attained perfection, he who is a devotee of Lord Narayana is very, very rare.
Indeed, he is the most perfect and peaceful person.”
TEXT 250
“TRACKS GHIA HAHA fore as 9”
‘qarscaa caacsler—ae Aowa af ieot
‘gana-madhye kona gana——jivera nija dharma?’
‘radha-krsnera prema-keli’——yei gitera marma
SYNONYMS

gana-madhye—among songs; kona gana—which song; jivera—of the living
entity; nija—his own; dharma—teligion; radha-krsnera prema-keli—the loving
affairs of Radha and Krsna; yei—which; gitera—of the song; marma—purport.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu next asked Ramananda Raya, “Among many
songs, which song is to be considered the actual religion of the living entity?”
Ramananda Raya replied, “That song describing the loving affairs of Sri Radha
and Krsna is superior to all other songs.’

PURPORT
As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.33.37):
anugrahaya bhatanam
mdanusam deham asthitah
bhajate tadrsih krida
yah srutva tat-paro bhavet

“Lord Krsna descends apparently as a human being, and He exhibits His transcen-
dental pastimes in Vrndavana so that the conditioned soul may be attracted to
hearing His transcendental activities.’ Nondevotees are strictly prohibited from
participating in songs celebrating the loving affairs of Radha and Krsna. Unless one
is a devotee, it is very dangerous to hear the songs about the pastimes of Radha
and Krsna that were written by Jayadeva Gosvami, Candidasa and other exalted
devotees. Lord Siva drank an ocean of poison, but one should not imitate this.
One must first become a pure devotee of Lord Krsna. Only then can one enjoy
hearing the songs of Jayadeva and relish transcendental bliss. If one simply imi-
tates the activities of Lord Siva and drinks poison, one will certainly meet with
death.
