I love this Harmonist article. I also thought I would ask you for some insight into Sri Caitanya-caritamrita, Adi-lila 4.5-16. I would appreciate your insights.

“I have given the essential meaning of the fourth verse: this incarnation [Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu] descends to propagate the chanting of the holy name and spread love of God. Although this is true, this is but the external reason for the Lord’s incarnation.

Please hear one other reason — the confidential reason — for the Lord’s appearance. The scriptures proclaim that Lord Krishna previously descended to take away the burden of the earth. But the time to lift the burden of the world mixed with the time for Lord Krishna’s incarnation. When the complete Supreme Personality of Godhead descends, all other incarnations of the Lord meet together within Him.

Lord Narayana, the four primary expansions [Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha], Matsya and the other lila incarnations, the yuga-avataras, the manv-antara incarnations and as many other incarnations as there are — all descend in the body of Lord Krishna. In this way the complete Supreme Godhead, Lord Krishna Himself, appears.

At that time, therefore, Lord Vishnu is present in the body of Lord Krishna, and Lord Krishna kills the demons through Him. Thus the killing of the demons is but secondary work. I shall now speak of the main reason for the Lord’s incarnation.

The Lord’s desire to appear was born from two reasons: the Lord wanted to taste the sweet essence of the mellows of love of God, and He wanted to propagate devotional service in the world on the platform of spontaneous attraction. Thus He is known as supremely jubilant and as the most merciful of all.”