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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 19.92

Kṛṣṇa’s Fragrance Attracts Everyone

“The scent of Kṛṣṇa’s body surpasses the fragrances of musk and the bluish lotus flower. Spreading throughout the fourteen worlds, it attracts everyone and makes the eyes of all women blind.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 19.92, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The scent of Kṛṣṇa’s body surpasses the fragrances of musk and the bluish lotus flower.
  • It spreads throughout the fourteen worlds and attracts everyone.
  • The verse describes its overwhelming effect by saying that it makes the eyes of all women blind.

Try this today

Write down the two fragrances mentioned here and note that Kṛṣṇa’s scent surpasses both.

Ask yourself

How does the image of fragrance spreading through fourteen worlds convey Kṛṣṇa’s attraction?

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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