Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.128
Kṛṣṇa’s Moons Dance and Sing
“His fingernails are many full moons, and they dance on the flute in His hands. Their song is the melody of that flute. His toenails are also many full moons, and they dance on the ground. Their song is the jingling of His ankle bells.
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa’s fingernails are many full moons dancing on the flute in His hands.
- The song of these fingernail moons is the melody of His flute.
- His toenails are also full moons dancing on the ground. Their song is the jingling of His ankle bells.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly, noticing the two dances and their two songs.
Ask yourself
How do movement and sound enrich this description of Kṛṣṇa’s beauty?
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.