CC Madhya 23.35 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 35
- madhuraṁ madhuraṁ vapur asya vibhor
- madhuraṁ madhuraṁ vadanaṁ madhuram
- madhu-gandhi mṛdu-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; 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 Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura’s Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta (92).