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madhuram madhuram vapur asya vibhor

madhu-gandhi mrdu-smitam etad aho

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—oh; madhuram—sweet; madhuram—sweet; madhuram—sweet; madhuram—still more sweet " ’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 Bilvamangala Thakura’s Krsna-karnamrta (92).