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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.18

Kṛṣṇa’s Enchanting Beauty

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Lord Kṛṣṇa standing with His beautiful body curved in three places, holding His flute to His lips. Wearing yellow garments and garlands of forest flowers, He was enchanting even to Cupid.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 14.18, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Kṛṣṇa’s beautiful body curved in three places, with His flute held to His lips.
  • Kṛṣṇa wore yellow garments and garlands of forest flowers.
  • His beauty was enchanting even to Cupid.

Try this today

Choose one detail from the verse and spend a quiet moment remembering it.

Ask yourself

Which detail of Kṛṣṇa’s appearance helps you attend most closely to this description?

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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