Madhya-līlāChapter 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 21.136

madhuraḿ madhuraḿ vapur asya vibhor

madhuraḿ madhuraḿ vadanaḿ madhuram

madhu-gandhi mṛdu-smitam etad aho

madhuraḿ madhuraḿ madhuraḿ madhuram

SYNONYMS

madhuram — sweet; madhuram — sweet; vapuḥ — the transcendental form; asya — His; vibhoḥ — of the Lord; madhuram — sweet; madhuram — sweet; vadanam — face; madhurammore sweet; madhu-gandhi — the fragrance of honey; mṛdu-smitam — soft smiling; etat — this; ahoO my Lord; madhuram — sweet; madhuram — sweet; madhuram — sweet; madhuram — still more sweet.

TRANSLATION

"'O my Lord, the transcendental body of Kṛṣṇa is very sweet, and His face is even sweeter than His body. But His soft smile, which has the fragrance of honey, is sweeter still.'

PURPORT

This verse is quoted from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta (92), by Bilvamańgala Ṭhākura.

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