278 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura points out that in Vrajabhami there is
the Yamuna River with its sandy banks. There are kadamba trees, cows, Krsna’s
sticks with which He herds cows, and Krsna’s flute. All of these belong to the san-
ta-rasa, the mellow of neutrality in devotional service. There are also the direct
servants of Krsna named Citraka, Patraka and Raktaka, and these are the embodi-
ments of service in the mellow of servitude. There are also friends like Sridama,
Sudama and others who embody service in fraternity. Nanda Maharaja and
mother Yasoda are the embodiments of paternal love. Above all of these is Srimati
Radharani and Her assistants, the gopis Lalita, Visakha and others. In this way all
five mellows— santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya—exist eternally. They
are also compared to metals like copper, bell metal, silver, gold and touchstone.
Srila Kaviraja Gosvami therefore refers to a metal mine eternally existing in
Vrndavana, Vrajabhaimi.
TEXT 295
HCA VALS CHS Baw aw a1 |
QUE ACSA CHAT SHG-AT AAT tl Ade UI
krame uthdaite seha uttama vastu paya
aiche prasnottara kaila prabhu-ramaraya
SYNONYMS
krame—gradually; uthdite—to raise; seha—that person; uttama—best;
vastu—metal; paya—gets; aiche—so also; prasna-uttara—the questions and
answers; kaila—have done; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; raéma-raya—and
Ramdananda Raya.
TRANSLATION
Both Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Ramananda Raya worked like miners,
excavating all kinds of valuable metals, each one better than the other. Their
questions and answers are exactly like that.
TEXT 296
ita fen ata-rttcet fawts arfaten |
faricaa sich Sica CB aie fret Wow t
dra dina raya-pase vidaya magila
vidayera kale tanre ei ajfa dila
