CC Madhya 14.96 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 96
- bhakta-gaṇa-saṅge prabhu udyāne āsiyā
- vṛndāvana-vihāra kare bhakta-gaṇa lañā
SYNONYMS
bhakta-gaṇa-saṅge—with the devotees; prabhu—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; udyāne—in the garden; āsiyā—coming; vṛndāvana-vihāra—the pastimes of Vṛndāvana; kare—performs; bhakta-gaṇa lañā—with all the devotees.
TRANSLATION
Accompanied by His devotees, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went into the garden and enjoyed the pastimes of Vṛndāvana.
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura has pointed out that this vṛndāvana-vihāra-the pastimes of Vṛndāvana-does not refer to Kṛṣṇa's mixing with the gopīs or the transcendental mellow of parakīya-rasa. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's vṛndāvana-līlā in the garden of Jagannātha Purī did not involve association with women or with other people's wives in the fashion transcendentally demonstrated by Śrī Kṛṣṇa. In His vṛndāvana-līlā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu conceived of Himself as the assistant of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. When Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī enjoyed the company of Kṛṣṇa, Her maidservants were very pleased. One should not compare Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's vṛndāvana-vihāra in the garden of Jagannātha with the activities of the gaurāṅga-nāgarīs.