# Cc. Madhya 9.117 ## Text > siddhāntatas tv abhede 'pi > śrīśa-kṛṣṇa-svarūpayoḥ > rasenotkṛṣyate kṛṣṇa- > rūpam eṣā rasa-sthitiḥ ## Synonyms *siddhāntataḥ*—in reality; *tu*—but; *abhede*—no difference; *api*—although; *śrī*-*īśa*—of the husband of Lakṣmī, Nārāyaṇa; *kṛṣṇa*—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; *svarūpayoḥ*—between the forms; *rasena*—by transcendental mellows; *utkṛṣyate*—is superior; *kṛṣṇa*-*rūpam*—the form of Lord Kṛṣṇa; *eṣā*—this; *rasa*-*sthitiḥ*—reservoir of pleasure. ## Translation **Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa continued, " 'According to transcendental realization, there is no difference between the forms of Nārāyaṇa and Kṛṣṇa. Yet in Kṛṣṇa there is a special transcendental attraction due to the conjugal mellow, and consequently He surpasses Nārāyaṇa. This is the conclusion of transcendental mellows.'** ## Purport This verse quoted by Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa is also found in *Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu* (1.2.59).