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Description of the Kingdom of God
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kṛtsna-prasāda-sumukham spṛhaṇīya-dhāma snehāvaloka-kalayā hṛdi saṁspṛśantam śyāme pṛthāv urasi śobhitayā śriyā svaś- cūḍāmaṇim subhagayantam ivātma-dhiṣṇyam
kṛtsna-prasāda —blessing everyone;  sumukham —auspicious face;  spṛhaṇīya —desirable;  dhāma —shelter;  sneha —affection;  avaloka —looking upon;  kalayā —by expansion;  hṛdi —within the heart;  saṁspṛśantam —touching;  śyāme —unto the Lord with blackish color;  pṛthau —broad;  urasi —chest;  śobhitayā —being decorated;  śriyā —goddess of fortune;  svaḥ -heavenly planets;  cūḍāmaṇim —summit;  subhagayantam —spreading good fortune;  iva —like;  ātma —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  dhiṣṇyam —abode.
TRANSLATION
The Lord is the reservoir of all pleasure. His auspicious presence is meant for everyone's benediction, and His affectionate smiling and glancing touch the core of the heart. The Lord's beautiful bodily color is blackish, and His broad chest is the resting place of the goddess of fortune, who glorifies the entire spiritual world, which is the summit of all heavenly planets. Thus it appeared that the Lord was personally spreading the beauty and good fortune of the spiritual world.
PURPORT
When the Lord came, He was pleased with everyone; therefore it is stated here,  kṛtsna-prasāda-sumukham . The Lord knew that even the offensive doormen were His pure devotees, although by chance they committed an offense at the feet of other devotees. To commit an offense against a devotee is very dangerous in devotional service. Lord Caitanya therefore said that an offense to a devotee is just like a mad elephant run loose; when a mad elephant enters a garden, he tramples all the plants. Similarly, an offense unto the feet of a pure devotee murders one's position in devotional service. On the part of the Lord there was no offended mood because He does not accept any offense created by His sincere devotee. But a devotee should be very cautious of committing offenses at the feet of another devotee. The Lord, being equal to all, and being especially inclined to His devotee, looked as mercifully at the offenders as at the offended. This attitude of the Lord was due to His unlimited quantity of transcendental qualities. His cheerful attitude towards the devotees was so pleasing and heart-touching that His very smiling was attractive for them. That attraction was glorious not only for all the higher planets of this material world, but beyond, for the spiritual world also. Generally a human being has no