Madhya-līlā | Chapter 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; madhuram — more sweet; madhu-gandhi — the fragrance of honey; mṛdu-smitam — soft smiling; etat — this; aho — O 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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