Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 4.192
Their Beauty Increases Through Seeing Each Other
“The beauty of Lord Kṛṣṇa increases at the sight of the beauty of the gopīs. And the more the gopīs see Lord Kṛṣṇa’s beauty, the more their beauty increases.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa sees the beauty of the gopīs, and His own beauty increases.
- The more the gopīs see Lord Kṛṣṇa’s beauty, the more their beauty increases.
- The verse describes an increase of beauty on both sides through seeing one another.
Try this today
Write the two movements described in the verse: Kṛṣṇa seeing the gopīs, and the gopīs seeing Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What do I notice about the mutual increase of beauty described here?
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.