siddhāntataḥ - in reality; tu - but; abhede - no difference; api - although; śrī-īśa - of the husband of Lakṣmī, Nārāyaṇa; kṛṣṇa - of Lord Kṛṣṇa; svarūpayoḥ - between the forms; rasena - by transcendental mellows; utkṛṣyate - is superior; kṛṣṇa-rūpam - the form of Lord Kṛṣṇa; eṣā - this; rasa-sthitiḥ - reservoir of pleasure.

Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa continued, “ ‘According to transcendental realization, there is no difference between the forms of Nārāyaṇa and Kṛṣṇa. Yet in Kṛṣṇa there is a special transcendental attraction due to the conjugal mellow, and consequently He surpasses Nārāyaṇa. This is the conclusion of transcendental mellows.’