Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 19.94
Eight Lotuses Emanate Kṛṣṇa’s Fragrance
“Kṛṣṇa’s eyes, navel and face, hands and feet are like eight lotus flowers on His body. From those eight lotuses emanates a fragrance like a mixture of camphor and lotus. That is the scent associated with His body.
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa’s eyes, navel, face, hands and feet are compared to eight lotus flowers.
- A fragrance emanates from these eight lotuses.
- That fragrance is like a mixture of camphor and lotus and is associated with His body.
Try this today
Read the list of Kṛṣṇa’s lotuslike bodily parts slowly, noticing how they make eight.
Ask yourself
How does the lotus comparison bring together Kṛṣṇa’s form and fragrance?
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.