Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 17.134

ataeva krishnera 'nama', 'deha', 'vilasa'

prakritendriya-grahya nahe, haya sva-prakasa

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; krishnera -- of Lord Krishna; nama -- the holy name; deha -- the spiritual body; vilasa -- the pastimes; prakrita-indriya -- by the dull senses made of matter; grahya -- perceptible; nahe -- not; haya -- are; sva-prakasa -- self-manifested.

TRANSLATION

"The holy name of Krishna, His body and His pastimes cannot be understood by the blunt material senses. They are manifested independently.

PURPORT

Since Krishna's transcendental body, name, form, qualities, pastimes and entourage are all the Absolute Truth, they are as good as Krishna Himself (sac-cid-ananda-vigraha [Bs. 5.1]). As long as the living entity is conditioned by the three modes of material nature (goodness, passion and ignorance), the objects of his material senses -- material form, taste, smell, sound and touch -- will not help him understand spiritual knowledge and bliss. Rather, these are revealed to the pure devotee. One's material name, form and qualities are certainly different from one another. In the material world, there is no conception of absolute; however, when we come to Krishna consciousness we find that there is no material difference between Krishna's body and His names, activities and entourage.

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