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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.126
সখি হে, কৃষ্ণমুখ — দ্বিজরাজ-রাজ ।
কৃষ্ণবপু-সিংহাসনে, বসি’ রাজ্য-শাসনে,
করে সঙ্গে চন্দ্রের সমাজ ॥ ১২৬ ॥ ধ্রু ॥
sakhi he, kṛṣṇa-mukha — dvija-rāja-rāja
kṛṣṇa-vapu-siṁhāsane, vasi’ rājya-śāsane,
kare saṅge candrera samāja
“The face of Kṛṣṇa is the king of all moons, and the body of Kṛṣṇa is the throne. Thus the king governs a society of moons.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kṛṣṇa’s face is considered the king of moons, and His body is considered the throne.
His left and right cheeks are moons, while His forehead is a half moon.
The sandalwood spot on His forehead, His fingernails and His toenails are also moons. All these moons are subordinate to His face.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Awe becoming attraction. The Lord’s vast opulence is placed beside the intimate sweetness of Kṛṣṇa.
The mood of Madhya 21 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:
In this chapter the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta has presented some nice poems about the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa’s superexcellent beauty. Throughout the rest of the chapter, our intimate relationship ( sambandha ) with Kṛṣṇa is described.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 21
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the image of a king governing a society of moons help you reflect on Kṛṣṇa’s form?
Reread the description and recall the face, throne and subordinate moons in order.
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