Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.158
Vṛndāvana Increases Kṛṣṇa’s Transcendental Pleasure
“ ‘The sweet, fragrant honey oozing from newly grown mango buds is again and again attracting groups of bumblebees, and this forest is trembling in the softly moving breezes from the Malaya Hills, which are full of sandalwood trees. Thus the forest of Vṛndāvana is increasing My transcendental pleasure.’
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself speaks this description of the forest of Vṛndāvana.
- Sweet, fragrant honey from newly grown mango buds repeatedly attracts groups of bumblebees.
- Soft breezes from the sandalwood-filled Malaya Hills make the forest tremble. This forest increases Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental pleasure.
Try this today
Reread the description today and identify two details that increase Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental pleasure.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa Himself enjoys this forest shape your reading of its 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.