Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.124
Kṛṣṇa’s Lips Give Bliss to Dry Wood
“Aside from conscious living beings, even unconscious matter is sometimes made conscious by Your lips. Therefore, Your lips are great magicians. Paradoxically, although Your flute is nothing but dry wood, Your lips constantly make it drink their nectar. They create a mind and senses in the dry wooden flute and give it transcendental bliss.
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa’s lips are called great magicians because they make even unconscious matter conscious.
- Although the flute is only dry wood, His lips constantly make it drink their nectar.
- His lips create a mind and senses in the wooden flute and give it transcendental bliss.
Try this today
Write one sentence describing why this verse calls Kṛṣṇa’s lips “great magicians.”
Ask yourself
What strikes you about dry wood receiving transcendental bliss through Kṛṣṇa’s lips?
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.