Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.168
Kṛṣṇa’s Beauty and Flute Overwhelm Patience
“ ‘My dear friend, this newly youthful Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the moon in the family of Nanda Mahārāja, is so beautiful that He defies the beauty of clusters of valuable jewels. All glories to the vibration of His flute, for it is cunningly breaking the patience of chaste ladies by loosening their belts and tight dresses.’
What the purport teaches
- Lalitādevī describes the newly youthful Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa to Rādhārāṇī as the moon in the family of Nanda Mahārāja.
- His beauty defies the beauty of clusters of valuable jewels.
- She glorifies His flute’s vibration, which cunningly breaks the patience of chaste ladies by loosening their belts and tight dresses.
Try this today
Reread the verse and note its two objects of praise: Kṛṣṇa’s beauty and His flute’s vibration.
Ask yourself
How does Lalitādevī’s praise express the overwhelming attraction of Kṛṣṇa and His flute?
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.