Text
siddhāntatas tv abhede ‘pi
śrīśa-kṛṣṇa-svarūpayoḥ
rasenotkṛṣyate kṛṣṇa-
rūpam eṣā rasa-sthitiḥ
Synonyms
siddhāntataḥ—in reality; tu—but; abhede—no difference; api—although; sri-isa—of the husband of Lakṣmī, Nārāyaṇa; krsna—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; svarūpayoḥ—between the forms; rasena—by transcendental mellows; utkṛṣyate—is superior; krsna-rupam—the form of Lord Kṛṣṇa; eṣā—this; rasa-sthitiḥ—reservoir of pleasure. ¶
Translation
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.' ¶
Purport
This verse quoted by Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa is also found in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.59). ¶