Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.106
Kṛṣṇa’s Beauty Attracts Both Worlds
“The beauty of Kṛṣṇa’s body is so attractive that it attracts not only the demigods and other living entities within this material world but the personalities of the spiritual sky as well, including the Nārāyaṇas, who are expansions of Kṛṣṇa’s personality. The minds of the Nārāyaṇas are thus attracted by the beauty of Kṛṣṇa’s body. In addition, the goddesses of fortune [Lakṣmīs], who are the wives of the Nārāyaṇas and are the women described in the Vedas as most chaste, are also attracted by the wonderful beauty of Kṛṣṇa.
What the purport teaches
- The beauty of Kṛṣṇa’s body attracts the demigods and other living entities within the material world.
- His beauty also attracts personalities of the spiritual sky, including the Nārāyaṇas, who are expansions of His personality.
- Even the goddesses of fortune, the Lakṣmīs, are attracted by His wonderful beauty. They are the wives of the Nārāyaṇas and are described in the Vedas as most chaste.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and pause to consider how Kṛṣṇa’s beauty attracts personalities in both worlds.
Ask yourself
How does this description broaden your understanding of Kṛṣṇa’s attractiveness?
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.