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Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Sri Caitanya caritamrta madhya-lila 1.55 during the Ratha-yatra morning program.
TRANSLATION
Having shown the verse to Svarupa Damodara with great wonder, Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked him how Rupa Gosvami could understand the intentions of His mind.
PURPORT
We had the opportunity to receive a similar blessing from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami when we presented an essay at his birthday ceremony. He was so pleased with that essay that he used to call some of his confidential devotees and show it to them. How could we have understood the intentions of Srila Prabhupada?
—Cc Madhya-lila 1. 171 purport
GIRIRAJ SWAMI: “So, this is a very good question Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asks Swarup Damodar Goswami. ‘How could Rupa Goswami have understood my mind?’ And, Srila Prabhupada asks the same question; ‘How could I have understood the mind of Srila Prabhupada?’ (His spiritual master Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur). The basic answer comes in a verse quoted in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu.
atah sri-krishna-namadi
na bhaved grahyam indriyaih
sevonmukhe hi jihvadau
svayam eva sphuraty adah
—Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.234
“Everything about Krishna — His name, forms, qualities and pastimes — is transcendental. So, how can we understand Him? By engaging in service beginning with the tongue Krishna reveals Himself. By selfless service Krishna reveals Himself.”