Å›rÄ«-caitanya-nityÄnanda-advaita-caraṇa
yÄá¹…hÄra sarvasva, tÄá¹…re mile ei dhana
Å›rÄ«-caitanya - of Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu; nityÄnanda - of Lord NityÄnanda; advaita-caraṇa - and the lotus feet of ÅšrÄ« Advaita Prabhu; yÄá¹…hÄra sarva-sva - whose everything; tÄá¹…re - him; mile - meets; ei - this; dhana - treasure.
He who has accepted as everything the lotus feet of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, NityÄnanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu can attain this transcendental treasure.
ÅšrÄ« BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« ṬhÄkura says that Kṛṣṇa is obtainable for the faithful, but for those who are accustomed to argue, Kṛṣṇa is far, far away. Similarly, these talks between RÄmÄnanda RÄya and ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu can be understood by a person who has firm faith. Those who are not in the disciplic succession, the asauta-panthÄ«s, cannot have faith in these talks. They are always doubting and engaging in mental concoctions. These talks cannot be understood by such whimsical people. Transcendental topics remain far, far away from those engaged in mundane arguments. In this regard, the Vedic mantras in the Kaá¹ha Upaniá¹£ad (1.2.9) state, naiá¹£Ä tarkeṇa matir ÄpaneyÄ proktÄnyenaiva su-jñÄnÄya preá¹£á¹ha. According to the Muṇá¸aka Upaniá¹£ad (3.2.3):
nÄyam ÄtmÄ pravacanena labhyo
na medhayÄ na bahunÄ Å›rutena
yam evaiṣa vṛṇute tena labhyas
tasyaiá¹£a ÄtmÄ vivṛṇute tanÅ«á¹ svÄm
And according to the Brahma-sÅ«tra (2.1.11), tarkÄpratiá¹£á¹hÄnÄt.
All Vedic literatures declare that transcendental subjects cannot be understood simply by argument or logic. Spiritual matters are far above experimental knowledge. Only by Kṛṣṇa’s mercy can one who is interested in His transcendental loving affairs understand them. If one tries to understand these transcendental topics simply by using one’s material brain substance, the attempt will be futile. Whether one is a prÄká¹›ta-sahajiyÄ or a mundane opportunist or scholar, one’s labor to understand these topics by mundane means will ultimately be frustrated. One therefore has to give up all mundane attempts and try to become a pure devotee of Lord Viṣṇu. When a devotee follows the regulative principles, the truth of these talks will be revealed to him. This is confirmed in the Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu (1.2.234):
ataḥ Å›rÄ«-kṛṣṇa-nÄmÄdi na bhaved grÄhyam indriyaiḥ
sevonmukhe hi jihvÄdau svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ
One cannot understand the Lord’s holy name, pastimes, form, qualities or entourage with one’s blunt material senses. However, when the senses are purified by the constant rendering of service, the spiritual truth of the pastimes of RÄdhÄ and Kṛṣṇa is revealed. As confirmed in the Muṇá¸aka Upaniá¹£ad, yam evaiá¹£a vṛṇute tena labhyas. Only one who is favored by the Supreme Personality of Godhead can understand the transcendental features of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu.
