Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 15.14
Kṛṣṇa’s Sweetness Attracts All Five Senses
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “ ‘Though the hearts of the gopīs are like high-standing hills, they are inundated by the waves of the nectarean ocean of Kṛṣṇa’s beauty. His sweet voice enters their ears and gives them transcendental bliss, the touch of His body is cooler than millions and millions of moons together, and the nectar of His bodily fragrance overfloods the entire world. O My dear friend, that Kṛṣṇa, who is the son of Nanda Mahārāja and whose lips are exactly like nectar, is attracting My five senses by force.’”
What the purport teaches
- The waves of Kṛṣṇa’s nectarean beauty inundate the gopīs’ hearts, though those hearts are compared to high-standing hills.
- His sweet voice gives transcendental bliss, His touch is cooler than millions of moons, His bodily fragrance overfloods the world, and His lips are like nectar.
- Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda Mahārāja, forcibly attracts all five senses. The purport identifies this verse as coming from the Govinda-līlāmṛta by Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja.
Try this today
Choose one image from this verse and spend a quiet minute reflecting on its description of Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Which description of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness most holds your attention, and why?
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.