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- Read on →: kastūrī-tilakaṁ lalāṭa-paṭale vakṣaḥ-sthale kaustubhaṁ
kastūrī-tilakaṁ lalāṭa-paṭale vakṣaḥ-sthale kaustubhaṁ
nāsāgre vara-mauktikaṁ kara-tale veṇuṁ kare kaṅkaṇam |
sarvāṅge hari-candanaṁ sulalitaṁ kaṇṭhe ca muktāvaliṁ
gopa-strī-pariveṣṭito vijayate gopāla-cūḍāmaṇiḥ ||
(Gopāla-sahasra-nāma-stotram)“Charming with a musk tilak mark on his forehead, the kaustubha gem on his chest, an excellent pearl on the tip of his nose, the flute in his hands, bracelets on his wrists, yellow sandalwood paste all over his body, and a string of pearls around his neck, may the Crest Jewel of the gopas, surrounded by the gopīs, triumph!”
- Read on →: barhāpīḍaṁ naṭavara-vapuḥ karṇayoḥ karṇikāraṁ
barhāpīḍaṁ naṭavara-vapuḥ karṇayoḥ karṇikāraṁ
bibhrad vāsaḥ kanaka-kapiśaṁ vaijayantīṁ ca mālām |
randhrān veṇor adhara-sudhayā pūrayan gopa-vṛndair
vṛndāraṇyaṁ sva-pada-ramaṇaṁ prāviśad gīta-kīrtiḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.21.5)“Wearing a peacock-feather chaplet, a [blue] karṇikāra flower on his ears, golden-yellow garments, and a victory garland, the best of actors [i.e., Śrī Kṛṣṇa] filled the holes of his flute with the nectar of his lips and entered the forest of Vraja, whose delight is his feet, as the gopas sang his glories.”
- Read on →: madhuraṁ madhuraṁ vapur asya vibhor
madhuraṁ madhuraṁ vapur asya vibhor
madhuraṁ madhuraṁ vadanaṁ madhuram |
madhu-gandhi mṛdu-smitam etad aho
madhuraṁ madhuraṁ madhuraṁ madhuram ||
(Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta: 92; cited in Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.21.136)“Sweet, swee Is this Lord’s figure.
Sweet, sweet, swee Is his face.
[And] Aho! Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet
Is this gentle, honey-scented smile.” - Read on →: citraṁ tad etac caraṇāravindaṁ
citraṁ tad etac caraṇāravindaṁ
citraṁ tad etan nayanāravindam |
citraṁ tad etad vadanāravindaṁ
citraṁ tad etad vapur asya citram ||
(Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta: 89)“Wondrous are these lotus feet!
Wondrous are these lotus eyes
Wondrous is this lotus face
Wondrous, wondrous is this figure of his!”