Text 117] Lord Caitanya’s Travels to the Holy Places 355

PURPORT

This is an answer to Lord $ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s question, and from this we
can understand that Vyenkata Bhatta knew the truth. He told Sri Caitanya
Mahdaprabhu that Narayana is a form of Krsna associated with transcendental opu-
lence. Although Krsna is two-armed and Narayana four-armed, there is no dif-
ference in the person. They are one and the same. Nardyanaeis as beautiful as
Krsna, but Krsna’s pastimes are more sportive. It is not that the sportive pastimes
of Krsna make Him different from Narayana. Laksmi’s desiring to associate with
Krsna was perfectly natural. In other words, it is understandable that a chaste
woman wants to associate with her husband in all his different dresses. Therefore
one should not criticize Laksmi for wanting to associate with Krsna.

TEXT 117

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siddhantatas tv abhede ‘pi
Srisa-krsna-svarpayoh

rasenotkrsyate krsna-
rapam esa rasa-sthitih

SYNONYMS

siddhantatah—in reality; tu—but; abhede—no difference; api—although;
sri-isa—of the husband of Laksmi, Narayana; krspa—of Lord Krsna; sva-
rapayoh—between the forms; rasena—by transcendental mellows; utkrsyate—is
superior; krsna-rdpam—the form of Lord Krsna; esa—this; rasa-sthitih—reservoir
of pleasure.

TRANSLATION

Vyenkata Bhatta continued, “ ‘According to transcendental realization,
there is no difference between the forms of Narayana and Krsna. Yet in Krsna
there is a special transcendental attraction due to the conjugal mellow, and
consequently He surpasses Narayana. This is the conclusion of transcendental
mellows.

PURPORT

This verse quoted by Vyenkata Bhatta is also found in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
(1.2.59).
