The Golden Volcano of Divine Love - Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math

THE GOLDEN AVATAR 31VÂndÅvana: “ I shall chant the glory of the gopÈs, especiallyof RÅdhÅrňÈ. I shall chant Her name, Herglory, and roll in the dust of the earth!” ButRÅdhÅrÅˆÈ said, “I won’t allow Your body to roll in thedust of this earth. I shall cover You with my luster.”Both the mood as well as the luster of RÅdhÅrÅˆÈ captureKrishna when He comes here in Kali-yuga. Andthis does not occur in all Kali-yugas, but only in a specialKali-yuga.In all the days of BrahmÅ, in every yuga, theyugÅvatÅra comes, but Krishna appears only once in aday of BrahmÅ, or once every 4.3 billion years. Atthat time, the Original Personality of Godhead(svaya˜ bhagavÅn) appears along with His abodes,VÂndÅvana and NavadwÈpa. And Krishna andMahÅprabhu do not come here alone, but They comewith Their paraphernalia and suitable companions.And in this age of Kali, He performs a doublefunction: He preaches nÅma-sa⁄kÈrtana, and moreimportantly, He assumes the mood of RÅdhÅrÅˆÈ totaste His own sweetness, rasa. He is rasa Himself.Krishna thinks, “What is the intensity of the finestrasa in Me? I would like to taste that.” But only devoteescan taste that, so He took the position ofRÅdhÅrÅˆÈ to taste Himself as Krishna, the central,