metals copper, bronze, silver..

Lord Chaitanya then passed ten nights with Ramananda Roy, and enjoyed his company in discussing the Pastimes of Krishna and Radha. The discussion between Sri Chaitanya and Sri Ramananda Roy was on the highest level of love of Krishna. Some of the talks are described, but most of them could not be described. This has been analyzed in the Chaitanya Charitamrita as an examination in metallurgy. The comparison is that the discussion proceeds just like metals being studied: first copper, then bronze, then silver, gold, and at last touchstone. The preliminary discussions between Lord Chaitanya and Ramananda Roy are considered copper, and a higher discussion is considered gold. But the fifth dimension of the discussion between Ramananda Roy and Lord Chaitanya is considered to be touchstone. If, however, one is very eager to progress higher and higher to the position of the highest metallurgist, then he can understand-beginning with inquiring into the difference between copper and bronze, and then silver, and so on.    (More...)