Cc Antya 14.14

Text

rādhikāra bhāve prabhura sadā 'abhimāna'
sei bhāve āpanāke haya 'rādhā'-jñāna

Synonyms

rādhikāra bhāve-in the emotion of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; prabhura-of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; sadā-always; abhimāna-conception; sei bhāve-under such a conception; āpanāke-upon Himself; haya-becomes; rādhā-jñāna -consideration as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

Translation

Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī's emotions after seeing Uddhava exactly correspond to those of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He always conceived of Himself in Her position and sometimes thought that He was Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī Herself.

Purport

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura explains that the purport of the word abhimāna, or "self-conception," is that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu thought Himself to be in the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and was always ready to render service in that way. Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa Himself, He assumed the complexion and emotions of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and remained in that status. He never assumed the complexion or status of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Of course, Kṛṣṇa wanted to experience the role of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; that is the original cause of His assuming the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Therefore pure Vaiṣṇavas never disturb Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's conception of being Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.