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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.137

Kṛṣṇa Considers His Own Beauty

“That is one desire. Now please hear of another. Seeing His own beauty, Lord Kṛṣṇa began to consider.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.137, translation

What the purport teaches

  • After describing one desire, the text invites us to hear of another.
  • Lord Kṛṣṇa sees His own beauty.
  • Seeing that beauty, He begins to consider it.

Try this today

Read this translation slowly, pausing at the invitation to hear.

Ask yourself

How can I give more attentive hearing to Kṛṣṇa’s consideration of His own beauty?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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