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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.213
বান্ধুলীর ফুল জিনি’ অধর সুরঙ্গ ।
ঈষৎ হসিত কান্তি — অমৃত-তরঙ্গ ॥ ২১৩ ॥
bāndhulīra phula jini’ adhara suraṅga
īṣat hasita kānti — amṛta-taraṅga
The chin of the Lord, tinged with buff color, conquered the beauty of the bāndhulī flower. This increased the beauty of His mild smiling, which was like lustrous waves of nectar.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord’s chin was tinged with buff color.
Its beauty surpassed that of the bāndhulī flower.
His chin enhanced His mild smile, which was like lustrous waves of nectar.
Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 12 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took great pleasure when He saw the Jagannātha Deity after the period of the Deity’s retirement. At that time Lord Caitanya was accompanied by all the devotees, and all of them were very pleased.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which detail in this description helps me dwell on the Lord’s beauty?
Spend a quiet moment today reflecting on the Lord’s mild smile as described here.
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