Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 15.22
Kṛṣṇa’s Fragrance Makes Its Home Within
“The fragrance of Kṛṣṇa’s body is more maddening than the aroma of musk, and it surpasses the fragrance of the bluish lotus flower. It enters the nostrils of all the women of the world and, making a nest there, thus attracts them.
What the purport teaches
- The fragrance of Kṛṣṇa’s body is more maddening than the aroma of musk.
- It also surpasses the fragrance of the bluish lotus flower. These comparisons describe its extraordinary attraction.
- His fragrance enters the nostrils of all the women of the world and makes a nest there. In this way, it attracts them.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining the image of Kṛṣṇa’s fragrance making a nest.
Ask yourself
What does the image of fragrance making a nest suggest about its hold on those who experience it?
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.