ka-kāraḥ puruṣaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ
ka-kāraḥ puruṣaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ |
ī-kāraḥ prakṛtī rādhā nitya-vṛndāvaneśvarī ||
laś cānandātmakaṁ prema-sukhaṁ tayoś ca kīrtitam |
cumbanāśleṣa-mādhuryaṁ bindu-nādaḥ samīritaḥ ||
(Bṛhad Gautamīya-tantra; cited in the Mantrārtha-dīpikā)
“[The meaning of the letters in the seed (bīja) klīṁ are explained as follows:] The letter k is the Puruṣa, Kṛṣṇa, who is possessed of a form of eternal being, consciousness, and bliss. The letter ī is the Prakṛti, Rādhā, the Īśvarī of eternal Vṛndāvana. [The letter] L, furthermore, is said to be the blissful pleasure of their prema [for one another]. The bindu sound [i.e., the anusvara—ṁ] is refers to the sweetness of [their] kissing and embracing.”