19. "The ordinary meaning of the word kṛṣṇa is an entity which is different from Kṛṣṇa. It is something that is enveloped by the deluding energy of Kṛṣṇa. It is an object which is comprehensible to the other gross senses besides the ear. It is a product of our sensuous perception. We shall not defile the name Kṛṣṇa by accepting this meaning."



Our purpose is to search for Kṛṣṇa. We have to consider in this connection two subjects: (1) Kṛṣṇa and (2) the search for Kṛṣṇa.


The word kṛṣṇa has an ordinary meaning which is intelligible to all of us. This meaning is supported by history and the conditioned intellect of man, and this meaning leaves us ignorant of the Truth. We shall not accept this meaning. On the contrary we shall know the real, indivisible Truth Himself.


There is a meaning which can enlighten us regarding the Truth. The ordinary meaning of the word kṛṣṇa is an entity which is different from Kṛṣṇa. It is something that is enveloped by the deluding energy of Kṛṣṇa. It is an object which is comprehensible to the other gross senses besides the ear. It is a product of our sensuous perception. We shall not defile the name Kṛṣṇa by accepting this meaning.

- by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda

From The Gaudiya Volume 26, Number 5


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