Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.129
Kṛṣṇa’s Glance Pierces the Gopīs’ Hearts
“Kṛṣṇa’s face is the enjoyer king. That full-moon face makes His shark-shaped earrings and lotus eyes dance. His eyebrows are like bows, and His eyes are like arrows. His ears are fixed on the string of that bow, and when His eyes spread to His ears, He pierces the hearts of the gopīs.
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa’s full-moon face is the enjoyer king, making His shark-shaped earrings and lotus eyes dance.
- His eyebrows are like bows, His eyes are like arrows, and His ears are fixed on the bowstring.
- When His eyes spread to His ears, He pierces the hearts of the gopīs.
Try this today
Read the verse once more and identify its images of the moon, bow and arrows.
Ask yourself
What does the image of Kṛṣṇa’s eyes as arrows convey about their effect on the gopīs?
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.