Madhya-līlāChapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 23.35

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 is a verse quoted from Bilvamańgala Ṭhākura's Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta (92).

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