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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.178

Kṛṣṇa’s Attributes Are More Pleasant

“When one compares the beauty, opulence, sweetness and intellectual pastimes of Vāsudeva, the warrior, to Kṛṣṇa, the cowherd boy, son of Nanda Mahārāja, one sees that Kṛṣṇa’s attributes are more pleasant.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.178, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The verse compares Vāsudeva, the warrior, with Kṛṣṇa, the cowherd boy and son of Nanda Mahārāja.
  • The comparison concerns Their beauty, opulence, sweetness and intellectual pastimes.
  • When these attributes are compared, Kṛṣṇa’s attributes are seen to be more pleasant.

Try this today

Read the four attributes slowly, then write the verse’s conclusion about Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

Which of the attributes named here would you like to reflect on more closely?

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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