306 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 9

TEXT 30

SAG abs: “cael MS faa feats |
GCUCTFIR AR TH FH SSLSHAS toe |

krsir bha-vacakah sabdo
nas ca nirvrti-vacakah

tayor aikyam param brahma
krsna ity abhidhiyate

SYNONYMS

krsih—the verbal root krs; bhi—attractive existence; vacakah—signifying;
sabdah—word; nah—the syllable na; ca—and; nirvrti—spiritual pleasure;
vacakah —indicating; tayoh —of both; aikyam—amalgamation; param—supreme;
brahma—Absolute Truth; krsnah—Lord Krsna; iti—thus; abhidhiyate—is called.

TRANSLATION

“‘The word “‘krs” is the attractive feature of the Lord’s existence, and ‘‘na’”’
means spiritual pleasure. When the verb ‘“‘krs’”’ is added to the affix ‘‘na,’’ it
becomes Krsna, which indicates the Absolute Truth.’

PURPORT
This is a verse from the Udyoga-parva (71.4) of the Mahabharata.

TEXT 31

ARSH Feat AAA VA |
Sfae Bla sito FR Farms HATH OS I

param brahma dui-néma samana ha-ila
punah dra sastre kichu visesa paila

SYNONYMS
param brahma—the Absolute Truth; dui-naéma—two names (Rama and Krsna);
samana—on an equal level; ha-ila—were; punah—again; dra—further; sastre—in
revealed scripture; kichu—some; visesa—specification; paila—is found.

TRANSLATION

“As far as the holy names of Rama and Krsna are concerned, they are on an
equal level, but for further advancement we receive some specific information
from revealed scriptures.
