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bhagavatamrta (2.4) by Srila Rapa Gosvami. The words visnor aradhanam refer to
the worship of Lord Visnu, or Krsna. Thus the supreme form of worship is the
satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna. It is further con-
cluded that the worshiper of Lord Visnu renders better service by worshiping the
devotee of Lord Krsna. There are different types of devotees—those in the santa-
rasa, dasya-rasa, sakhya-rasa, vatsalya-rasa and mddhurya-rasa. Although all the
rasas are on the transcendental platform, the madhurya-rasa is the supreme tran-
scendental mellow. Consequently it is concluded that the worship of devotees
engaged in the Lord’s service in the madhurya-rasa is the supreme spiritual ac-
tivity. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His followers mainly worship Lord Krsna in
the madhurya-rasa. Other Vaisnava a4caryas recommended worship up to the vat-
salya-rasa. Therefore Srila Rapa Gosvami in his Vidagdha-madhava (1.2) describes
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s cult as supreme:

anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau
samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasam sva-bhakti-sriyam

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared in this age of Kali to exhibit the superex-
cellence of madhurya-rasa, a gift never previously bestowed by any dcdrya or in-
carnation. Consequently Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is accepted as the most mag-
nanimous incarnation. It is He only who distributed love of Krsna while exhibiting
the superexcellence of loving Krsna in the conjugal rasa.

TEXT 32
Aan AHSAAS CAA) CIPI I
THINS far cHaCHeA Gathaz i ozs

durapa hy alpa-tapasah
seva vaikuntha-vartmasu

yatropagiyate nityam
deva-devo janadrdanah

SYNONYMS
durapa—very difficult to achieve; hi—certainly; alpa-tapasah —by a person not
advanced in spiritual life; seva—service; vaikuntha-vartmasu—unto persons on
the path back home, back to Godhead; yatra—wherein; upagiyate—is worshiped
and glorified; nityam—regularly; deva-devah—the Supreme Personality of God-
head; janardanah—Lord Krsna.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘Those whose austerity is meager can hardly obtain the service of the pure
devotees progressing on the path back to the kingdom of Godhead, the
