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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 21]
SYNONYMS
kāma-gāyatrī-mantra-rūpa —the hymn known as  kāma-gāyatrī ;  haya —is;  kṛṣṇera svarūpa —identical with  Kṛṣṇa ;  sārdha-cabbiśa —twenty-four and a half;  akṣara —syllables;  tāra —of that;  haya —are;  se akṣara —these syllables;  candra haya —are like the moon;  kṛṣṇe —Lord  Kṛṣṇa ;  kari’ udaya —awakening;  trī-jagat —the three worlds;  kailā —made;  kāma-maya —full of desire.
TRANSLATION
“ Kṛṣṇa , the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is identical with the Vedic hymn known as the  kāma-gāyatrī , which is composed of twenty-four and a half syllables. Those syllables are compared to moons that arise in  Kṛṣṇa . Thus all three worlds are filled with desire.
TEXT 126
সখি হে, কৃষ্ণমুখ—দ্বিজরাজ-রাজ। কৃষ্ণবপু-সিংহাসনে, বসি' রাজ্য-শাসনে, করে সঙ্গে চন্দ্রের সমাজ ॥ ১২৬ ॥ ধ্রু ॥
sakhi he, kṛṣṇa-mukha — dvija-rāja-rāja   kṛṣṇa-vapu-siṁhāsane, vasi’ rājya-śāsane,   kare saṅge candrera samāja
SYNONYMS
sakhi he —O dear friend;  kṛṣṇa-mukha —the face of Lord  Kṛṣṇa ;  dvija-rāja-rāja —the king of moons;  kṛṣṇa-vapu —of the transcendental body of  Kṛṣṇa ;  siṁhāsane —on the throne;  vasi’ —sitting;  rājya-śāsane —ruling of the kingdom;  kare —does;  saṅge —in the company of;  candrera samāja —the society of moons.
TRANSLATION
“The face of  Kṛṣṇa  is the king of all moons, and the body of  Kṛṣṇa  is the throne. Thus the king governs a society of moons.
PURPORT
The entire face is called the king of moons. The mouth is another moon, the left cheek is a moon, and the right cheek is a moon. The spots of sandalwood pulp on  Kṛṣṇa ’s face are also considered different moons, and His fingernails and toenails are also different moons. His forehead is considered a half moon, His face is considered the king of moons, and His body is considered the throne. All the other  candras  (moons) are considered to be subordinate moons.