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When the gopīs saw this exalted form, however, their ecsta c feelings
were crippled. A learned scholar, therefore, cannot understand the go-

pīs’ ecsta c feelings, which are firmly fixed upon the original form of
Lord Kṛṣṇa as the son of Nanda Mahārāja. The wonderful feelings of the
gopīs in ecsta c parama-rasa with Kṛṣṇa cons tute the greatest mys-
tery in spiritual life.’ ”
CC Madhya 9.151 — In this way Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu deflated
the pride of Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa, but just to make him happy again, He
spoke as follows.
CC Madhya 9.152 — The Lord pacified Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa by saying,
“Actually whatever I have said is by way of jest. Now you can hear from
Me the conclusion of the śāstras, in which every Vaiṣṇava devotee has
firm faith.

CC Madhya 9.153 — “There is no difference between Lord Kṛṣṇa and
Lord Nārāyaṇa, for They are of the same form. Similarly, there is no
difference between the gopīs and the goddess of fortune, for they also
are of the same form.
CC Madhya 9.154 — “The goddess of fortune enjoys the associa on of
Kṛṣṇa through the gopīs. One should not differen ate between the
forms of the Lord, for such a concep on is offensive.
CC Madhya 9.155 — “There is no difference between the transcendental

forms of the Lord. Different forms are manifested due to different
a achments of different devotees. Actually the Lord is one, but He ap-
pears in different forms just to sa sfy His devotees.
((In the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.33) it is stated:
advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam / ādyaṁ purāṇa-puruṣaṁ
nava-yauvanaṁ ca
The Lord is advaita, without differen a on. There is no difference be-
tween the forms of Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, Nārāyaṇa and Viṣṇu. All of Them are
one. Some mes foolish people ask whether when we chant “Rāma” in
the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra we refer to Lord Rāmacandra or Lord Balarāma.
If a devotee says that the name Rāma in the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra
refers to Balarāma, a foolish person may become angry because to him

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