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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord
Antya 1.164Antya 1.166

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.165

অয়ং নয়নদণ্ডিতপ্রবরপুণ্ডরীকপ্রভঃ প্রভাতি নবজাগুড়-দ্যুতিবিড়ম্বি-পীতাম্বরঃ ।

অরণ্যজপরিষ্ক্রিয়া-দমিতদিব্যবেশাদরো হরিন্মণিমনোহরদ্যুতিভিরুজ্জ্বলাঙ্গো হরিঃ ॥ ১৬৫ ॥

ayaṁ nayana-daṇḍita-pravara-puṇḍarīka-prabhaḥ

prabhāti nava-jāguḍa-dyuti-viḍambi-pītāmbaraḥ

araṇyaja-pariṣkriyā-damita-divya-veśādaro

harin-maṇi-manohara-dyutibhir ujjvalāṅgo hariḥ

Translation

“ ‘The beauty of Kṛṣṇa’s eyes surpasses the beauty of white lotus flowers, His yellow garments surpass the brilliance of fresh decorations of kuṅkuma, His ornaments of selected forest flowers subdue the hankering for the best of garments, and His bodily beauty possesses mind-attracting splendor greater than the jewels known as marakata-maṇi [emeralds].’

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Beauty Surpasses Precious Things

  1. 1

    Paurṇamāsī describes Kṛṣṇa’s eyes as more beautiful than white lotus flowers and His yellow garments as more brilliant than fresh decorations of kuṅkuma.

  2. 2

    His ornaments of selected forest flowers subdue the hankering for the best garments.

  3. 3

    His bodily beauty has mind-attracting splendor greater than marakata-maṇi, or emeralds.

Key points from the purport
  • This verse from the Vidagdha-mādhava (1.17) is spoken by Paurṇamāsī.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.

The mood of Antya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Rāmānanda Rāya, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and others went to the place of Haridāsa Ṭhākura and heard some of the verses Rūpa Gosvāmī had composed for his books Lalita-mādhava and Vidagdha-mādhava. After examining the manuscripts of these two books, Rāmānanda Rāya approved and appreciated them very much.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ayamthis
  2. nayanaby whose beautiful eyes
  3. daṇḍitadefeated
  4. pravarabest
  5. puṇḍarīka-prabhaḥthe luster of the white lotus flower
  6. prabhātilooks beautiful
  7. nava-jāguḍa-dyutithe brilliance of newly painted kuṅkuma
  8. viḍambideriding
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which comparison most draws your attention to Kṛṣṇa’s beauty?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute recalling one feature of Kṛṣṇa described in this verse.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Beauty Surpasses Precious ThingsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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