Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Antya 14.14

rādhikāra bhāve prabhura sadā 'abhimāna'

sei bhāve āpanāke haya 'rādhā'-jñāna

SYNONYMS

rādhikāra bhāve — in the emotion of Śrīmatī Rādhārānī; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; sadā — always; abhimāna — conception; sei bhāve — under such a conception; āpanāke — upon Himself; haya — becomes; rādhā-jñāna — consideration as Śrīmatī Rādhārānī.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's emotions exactly corresponded to those of Śrīmatī Rādhārānī when She met Uddhava. The Lord always conceived of Himself in Her position and sometimes thought that He was Śrīmatī Rādhārānī Herself.

PURPORT

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Thākura explains that the purport of the word abhimāna, or "self-conception," is that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu thought Himself to be in the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārānī and was always ready to render Krishna service in that way. Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Krishna Himself, He assumed the complexion and emotions of Śrīmatī Rādhārānī and remained in that status. He never assumed the complexion or status of Lord Krishna. Of course, Krishna wanted to experience the role of Śrīmatī Rādhārānī; that is the original cause of His assuming the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Therefore pure Vaishnavas never disturb Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's conception of being Śrīmatī Rādhārānī.

Unfortunately, at the present time a group of so-called devotees maintain that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the enjoyer and that they are enjoyers as well. They have actually deviated from devotional service to the Lord. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu manifested Himself to show that cultivation of love for Krishna in separation is the easiest way of success for all living entities. Despite this fact, there are some theosophists who declare that because Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, such cultivation is easy for Him but difficult for the living entity and that one can therefore approach Krishna in any way he likes. To nullify this idea, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu demonstrated practically how one can achieve love of Krishna by adopting Śrīmatī Rādhārānī's mood in separation from Krishna.

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