madhuraá¹ madhuraá¹ vapur asya vibhor
madhuraá¹ madhuraá¹ vadanaá¹ madhuram
madhu-gandhi má¹›du-smitam etad aho
madhuraá¹ madhuraá¹ madhuraá¹ madhuram

 madhuram - sweet; madhuram - sweet; vapuḥ - the transcendental form; asya - His; vibhoḥ - of the Lord; madhuram - sweet; madhuram - sweet; vadanam - face; madhuram - more sweet; madhu-gandhi - the fragrance of honey; má¹›du-smitam - soft smiling; etat - this; aho - O my Lord; madhuram - sweet; madhuram - sweet; madhuram - sweet; madhuram - still more sweet.


Text

“ ‘O my Lord, the transcendental body of Kṛṣṇa is very sweet, and His face is even sweeter than His body. But His soft smile, which has the fragrance of honey, is sweeter still.’

Purport

This verse is quoted from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇÄmá¹›ta (92), by Bilvamaá¹…gala ṬhÄkura.