270 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8

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tabe hdasi’ tanre prabhu dekhdila svaripa
‘rasa-raja’, ‘mahabhava’ —dui eka rdpa

SYNONYMS

tabe—therefore; hasi’—smiling; tafnre—unto him (Ramananda Raya); prabhu—
the Lord; dekhaila—showed; svaripa—His personal form; rasa-raja—the king of
all transcendental humors; maha-bhava—the condition of ecstatic love; dui—
two; eka—one; rdpa—form.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Krsna is the reservoir of all pleasure, and Srimati Radharani is the
personification of ecstatic love of Godhead. These two forms combined as
one in Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This being the case, Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu revealed His real form to Ramananda Raya.

PURPORT

This is described as radha-bhava-dyuti-suvalitam naumi krsna-svarGpam. Lord
Sri Krsna was absorbed in the features of Srimati Radharant. This was disclosed to
Ramananda Raya when he saw Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. An advanced
devotee can understand sri-krsna-caitanya, radha-krsna nahe anya. Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, being a combination of Krsna and Radha, is nondifferent from
Radha-Krsna combined. This is explained by Svaripa Damodara Gosvami:

radha krsna-pranaya-vikrtir hladini saktir asmad
ekatmandav api bhuvi pura deha-bhedam gatau tau
caitanyakhyam prakatam adhund tad-dvayam caikyam aptarn
radha-bhava-dyuti-suvalitam naumi krsna-svarGpam
(Cc. Adi 1.5)

Radha-Krsna is one. Radha-Krsna is Krsna and Krsna’s pleasure potency combined.
When Krsna exhibits His pleasure potency, He appears to be two—Radha and
Krsna. Otherwise, both Radha and Krsna are one. This oneness may be perceived
by advanced devotees through the grace of $ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This was
the case with Ramananda Raya, and such realization is possible for the advanced
devotee. One may aspire to attain such a position, but one should not try to imi-
tate the maha-bhagavata.
