Text 266] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 439

TEXT 265

PUSG, STSSG, COAST AIT |
SlISY, AAS, TANSF SUF ti ave tl

krsna-tattva, bhakti-tattva, prema-tattva sara
bhava-tattva, rasa-tattva, lila-tattva dra

SYNONYMS

krsna-tattva—the truth of Krsna; bhakti-tattva—the truth of devotional service;
prema-tattva—the truth of ecstatic love of Godhead; sdéra—the essence; bhdava-
tattva—the emotional truth; rasa-tattva—the truth of transcendental mellow; /ila-
tattva—the truth of pastimes of the Lord; ara—also.

TRANSLATION

Krsna consciousness means understanding the truth of Krsna, the truth of
devotional service, the truth of love of Godhead, the truth of emotional
ecstasy, the truth of transcendental mellow and the truth of the pastimes of
the Lord.

TEXT 266

Glsitas-sgan sfx epics |
SRG SNAG, HUST AACA Aww tl

sri-bhagavata-tattva-rasa karila pracdre
krsna-tulya bhagavata, jandila sarnsdre

SYNONYMS

Sri-bhagavata-tattva-rasa—the truth and transcendental taste of Srimad-
Bhagavatam; karila pracare —Caitanya Mahaprabhu preached elaborately; krsna-
tulya—identical with Krsna; bhagavata—Srimad-Bhagavatam; jandila samsare —
has preached within this world.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has personally preached the transcendental truths
and mellows of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Srimad-Bhagavatam and the Supreme
Personality of Godhead are identical, for Srimad-Bhagavatam is the sound in-
carnation of Sri Krsna.
