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Hearing Kṛṣṇa’s Beauty Moves the Mind

“The sweetness of Lord Kṛṣṇa is unprecedented, and its strength is also unprecedented. Simply by one’s hearing of such beauty, the mind becomes unsteady.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 4.157, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness is unprecedented.
  • The strength of His sweetness is also unprecedented.
  • Simply hearing of such beauty makes the mind unsteady.

Try this today

Read the translation aloud once and attend carefully to its description of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.

Ask yourself

What does this verse suggest about the power of hearing about Kṛṣṇa’s 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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