In many senses, it could be said that the Srimad Bhagavatam is  only ever really understood thoroughly, having understood the teachings of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu , and the significance of His appearance . His teachings are brought into focus through the lens of Srila Krishna das Kaviraja in his Bengali writing called  the Caitanya Caratamrita .
Certainly , this was the experience of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur, who brought the Vedic teachings within both the Srimad Bhagavatam and the Caitanya Caritamrta to the modern world through his son Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja and though Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami disciples particularly in his world preaching and writings Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
The Smriti of the six Goswami’s of Vrndavana are the absolute essence of what Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu had revealed and what Krishna das Kaviraja points us all to . The varni of the Goswami’s through their litratures and the Acaryas who further deliberate or speak on them is known as  “Sabdha Brahman ” pure trancendental sounds that penetrate the conditioned heart and reveal the highest spiritual realms . Thus, Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita that if you want to know the truth, you must approach the spiritual master who has realised the truth, having heard it from his spiritual master and rendered services under his direction . If one has done so, the whole of the param para will open up , and the Sastra sanga of the Goswami’s and their followers may by their grace and mercy be understood. The Srimad Bhagavatam and the position of Radha Krishna can not be understood without going through Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His representatives .  Such a lila is puzzling to even South Indian top most Brahminical Sattvic devotees . Yet Mahāprabhu is distributing knowledge of the most confidential portions of the Bhagavatam to one and all . This is certainly most mysterious and magnanimous.

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