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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Madhya 21.126Madhya 21.128

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.127

দুই গণ্ড সুচিক্কণ,     জিনি’ মণিসুদর্পণ,

সেই দুই পূর্ণচন্দ্র জানি ।

ললাটে অষ্টমী-ইন্দু,     তাহাতে চন্দন-বিন্দু,

সেহ এক পূর্ণচন্দ্র মানি ॥ ১২৭ ॥

dui gaṇḍa sucikkaṇa, jini’ maṇi-sudarpaṇa,

sei dui pūrṇa-candra jāni

lalāṭe aṣṭamī-indu, tāhāte candana-bindu,

sei eka pūrṇa-candra māni

Translation

“Kṛṣṇa has two cheeks that shine like glowing gems. Both are considered full moons. His forehead is considered a half moon, and the spot of sandalwood there is considered a full moon.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Moons Adorn Kṛṣṇa’s Face

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa’s two cheeks shine like glowing gems.

  2. 2

    Both cheeks are considered full moons.

  3. 3

    His forehead is considered a half moon, and the sandalwood spot there is considered a full moon.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

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
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. duitwo
  2. gaṇḍacheeks
  3. su-cikkaṇavery shiny
  4. jini’conquering
  5. maṇi-su-darpaṇaglowing gems
  6. sei duithose two
  7. pūrṇa-candrafull moons
  8. jāniI consider
3

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which detail in this description most draws your attention to Kṛṣṇa’s beauty?

Practice

Spend a moment recalling the two full-moon cheeks, the half-moon forehead and the full-moon sandalwood spot.

Live this todayMoons Adorn Kṛṣṇa’s FaceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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