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- Read on →: bibhrad varṇaṁ kim api dahanottīrṇa-sauvarṇa-sāraṁ
bibhrad varṇaṁ kim api dahanottīrṇa-sauvarṇa-sāraṁ
divyākāraṁ kim api kalayan dṛpta-gopāla-mauleḥ |
āviṣkurvan kvacid avasare tat-tad-āścarya-līlāṁ
sākṣād rādhā-madhuripur-vapur bhāti gaurāṅgacandraḥ ||
(Caitanya-candrāmṛta: 109)“Bearing some [i.e., some sort of indescribable] complexion resembling smelted gold, exhibiting some [i.e., some sort of indescribable] divine [i.e., wonderous] figure of the foremost of radiant cowherds, and on some [i.e., some special] occasions revealing some of his [i.e., that cowherd’s] astonishing līlās, the manifest form of Rādhā and Madhu-ripu [i.e., Kṛṣṇa]—the moon Gaurāṅga—shines.”
- Read on →: siṁha-skandhaṁ madhura-madhura-smera-gaṇḍa-sthalāntaṁ
siṁha-skandhaṁ madhura-madhura-smera-gaṇḍa-sthalāntaṁ
durvijñeyojjvala-rasa-mayāścarya-nānā-vikāram |
bibhrat kāntiṁ vikaca-kanakāmbhoja-garbhābhirāmām
ekībhūtaṁ vapur avatu vo rādhayā mādhavasya ||
(Caitanya-candrāmṛta: 13; cited in Bhāvanā-sāra-saṅgraha: 1.2)“Bearing the torso of a lion, a sweet, sweet smile between the sides of his cheeks, various astonishing and incomprehensible transformations of ujjvala-rasa, and luster delightful like the interior of an open golden lotus, may the figure of Mādhava united with Rādhā protect us.”
- Read on →: rādhā kṛṣṇa-praṇaya-vikṛtir hlādinī-śaktir asmād
rādhā kṛṣṇa-praṇaya-vikṛtir hlādinī-śaktir asmād
ekātmānāv api bhuvi purā deha-bhedaṁ gatau tau |
caitanyākhyaṁ prakaṭam adhunā tad-dvayaṁ caikyam āptaṁ
rādhā-bhāva-dyuti-suvalitaṁ naumi kṛṣṇa-svarūpam ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.1.5)“Rādhā is a transformation of Kṛṣṇa’s love, [his] hlādinī-śakti. Although one by nature, they [i.e., Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa] have previously [i.e., beginninglessly] manifested on earth in two distinct forms. Now [i.e., at this stage in the cycle of beginningless time] these two have entered a state of oneness and manifested bearing the name Caitanya. I offer obeisance to [him,] Kṛṣṇa Himself beautifully enveloped with the bhāva and luster of Rādhā.”
- Read on →: sei kṛṣṇa avatārī vrajendra-kumāra
sei kṛṣṇa avatārī vrajendra-kumāra |
āpane caitanya-rūpe kaila avatāra ||
ataeva caitanya gosāñi para-tattva-sīmā |
tā̐re kṣīrodaśāyī kahi, ki tā̐ra mahimā ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.2.109–110)“This Kṛṣṇa, the origin of all avatāras and Prince of Vraja, personally descended in the form of Śrī Caitanya. Therefore, Śrī Caitanya Gosāñi is the ultimate manifestation of the Supreme entity (Para-tattva). If we say he is Kṣīrodaśāyī Viṣṇu, is that his greatness?”
- Read on →: śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu svayaṁ bhagavān
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu svayaṁ bhagavān |
tā̐hāra padāravinde ananta praṇāma ||
(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.1.42)“Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Prabhu is Svayam Bhagavān. I offer unlimited obeisances at his lotus feet.”