Sweet, Sweeter Sweetest

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In teachings of Lord Caitanya it is mentioned in the chapter "Beauty of

Krishna" -- In Krsna-karnamrta, His face, smile and bodily luster have been

described as sweet, sweeter and sweetest.

 

However when the complete quote is checked out in CC Madhya 21.136 and 23.35

the word luster is not there. And the levels of sweetness are different.

Body is sweet, face is sweeter and smile is sweetest. Is it editorial mistake

in TLC or is there some other reference from Krsna Karnamrta?

 

Kindly request clarification on this.

 

Your humble servant,

Bhadra Govinda Dasa.

 

TEXT 136

 

TEXT

 

madhuram madhuram vapur asya vibhor

madhuram madhuram vadanam madhuram

madhu-gandhi mrdu-smitam etad aho

madhuram madhuram madhuram madhuram

 

SYNONYMS

 

madhuram--sweet; madhuram--sweet; vapuh--the transcendental form;

asya--His; vibhoh--of the Lord; madhuram--sweet; madhuram--sweet;

vadanam--face; madhuram--more sweet; madhu-gandhi--the fragrance of honey;

mrdu-smitam--soft smiling; etat--this; aho--O; madhuram--sweet;

madhuram--sweet; madhuram--sweet; madhuram--still more sweet.

 

TRANSLATION

 

" 'O my Lord, the transcendental body of Krsna is very sweet, and His face

is even sweeter than His body. The soft smile on His face, which is like the

fragrance of honey, is sweeter still.'

 

PURPORT

 

This is a verse quoted from Krsna-karnamrta by Bilvamangala Thakura.