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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.214

Ever-Increasing Beauty Draws the Devotees’ Eyes

“The luster of His beautiful face increased at every moment, and the eyes of hundreds and thousands of devotees drank its honey like bumblebees.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 12.214, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The luster of the Lord’s beautiful face increased at every moment.
  • Hundreds and thousands of devotees gazed upon His face.
  • Their eyes were like bumblebees drinking the honey of His beauty.

Try this today

Read this description twice today, giving full attention to the Lord’s ever-increasing beauty.

Ask yourself

What strikes me about the devotees’ eyes being compared to bumblebees drinking honey?

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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