Madhya 9.146

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সিদ্ধান্ততস্ত্বভেদেঽপি শ্রীশ-কৃষ্ণস্বরূপয়োঃ ।
রসেনোৎকৃষ্যতে কৃষ্ণরূপমেষা রসস্থিতিঃ ॥ ১৪৬ ॥

siddhantatas tv abhede 'pi

srisa-krsna-svarupayoh

rasenotkrsyate krsna-

rupam esa rasa-sthitih

SYNONYMS

siddhantatah-in reality; tu-but; abhede-no difference; api-although; sri-isa-of the husband of Laksmi, Narayana; krsna-of Lord Krsna; svarupayoh-between the forms; rasena-by transcendental mellows; utkrsyate-is superior; krsna-rupam-the form of Lord Krsna; esa-this; rasa-sthitih-the reservoir of pleasure.

TRANSLATION

" 'According to transcendental realization, there is no difference between the forms of Krsna and Narayana. Yet in Krsna there is a special transcendental attraction due to the conjugal mellow, and consequently He surpasses Narayana. This is the conclusion of transcendental mellows.'

PURPORT

This is a verse from Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.59).