Madhya-līlāChapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 8.239

yaiche śuniluń, taiche dekhiluń tomāra mahimā

rādhā-kṛṣṇa-premarasa-jñānera tumi sīmā

SYNONYMS

yaicheas much; śuniluńas I have heard; taiche — that much; dekhiluńI have seen; tomāra mahimā — your glories; rādhā-kṛṣṇa-prema-rasa-jñānera — of transcendental knowledge about the loving affairs of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa; tumi — you; sīmā — the ultimate goal.

TRANSLATION

"Now that I have actually seen your glories, what I heard about you is confirmed. As far as the pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in a loving mood are concerned, you are the limit of knowledge."

PURPORT

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu found Rāmānanda Rāya to be the best authority in transcendental knowledge of the loving affairs between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. In this verse the Lord actually states that Rāmānanda Rāya was the limit of this knowledge.

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