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In this chapter of the epic Caitanya-caritÄmá¹›ta, KṛṣṇadÄsa KavirÄja GosvÄmÄ« has stressed that Lord Caitanya appeared for three principal purposes of His own. The first purpose was to relish the position of ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī, who is the prime reciprocator of transcendental love of ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of transcendental loving transactions with ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī. The subject of those loving transactions is the Lord Himself, and RÄdhÄrÄṇī is the object. Thus the subject, the Lord, wanted to relish the loving mellow in the position of the object, RÄdhÄrÄṇī.The second reason for His appearance was to understand the transcendental mellow of Himself. Lord Kṛṣṇa is all sweetness. RÄdhÄrÄṇī’s attraction for Kṛṣṇa is sublime, and to experience that attraction and understand the transcendental sweetness of Himself, He accepted the mentality of RÄdhÄrÄṇī.The third reason that Lord Caitanya appeared was to enjoy the bliss tasted by RÄdhÄrÄṇī. The Lord thought that undoubtedly RÄdhÄrÄṇī enjoyed His company and He enjoyed the company of RÄdhÄrÄṇī, but the exchange of transcendental mellow between the spiritual couple was more pleasing to ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī than to ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa. RÄdhÄrÄṇī felt more transcendental pleasure in the company of Kṛṣṇa than He could understand without taking Her position, but for ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa to enjoy in the position of ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī was impossible because that position was completely foreign to Him. Kṛṣṇa is the transcendental male, and RÄdhÄrÄṇī is the transcendental female. Therefore, to know the transcendental pleasure of loving Kṛṣṇa, Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself appeared as Lord Caitanya, accepting the emotions and bodily luster of ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī.Lord Caitanya appeared in order to fulfill these confidential desires, and also to preach the special significance of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare RÄma, Hare RÄma, RÄma RÄma, Hare Hare and to answer the call of Advaita Prabhu. These were secondary reasons.ÅšrÄ« SvarÅ«pa DÄmodara GosvÄmÄ« was the principal figure among Lord Caitanya’s confidential devotees. The records of his diary have revealed these confidential purposes of the Lord. These revelations have been confirmed by the statements of ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ« in his various prayers and poems.This chapter also specifically describes the difference between lust and love. The transactions of Kṛṣṇa and RÄdhÄ are completely different from material lust. Therefore the author has very clearly distinguished between them.