CC Madhya 23.35 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

Madhya-līlā 23.34 - Madhya-līlā 23.36

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 35

madhuraṁ madhuraṁ vapur asya vibhor

madhuraṁ madhuraṁ vadanaṁ madhuram

madhu-gandhi mṛḍu-smitam etad aho

madhuraṁ madhuraṁ madhuraṁ 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; mṛḍu-smitam—soft smiling; etat—this; aho—oh; 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. The soft smile on His face, which is like the fragrance of honey, is sweeter still.'

PURPORT

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