“As a child Nimāi was so strong and restless that women could hardly hold Him in their arms. One peculiarity of the boy was that a mere uttering of the names of Hari could pacify Him whenever He cried. It is a fact, and not a poet’s creation, that Nimāi’s complexion resembled molten gold. His palms and footsoles were so naturally red that they appeared to be freshly painted with vermilion.
“Nimāi’s features were beautifully formed, and the contour of His body was simply perfect. Nimāi’s fascinating face was brighter than the moon, and more beautiful than a blossoming golden lotus flower. His lips were ruddy like a ripe bimba fruit. His eyes, elongated like the petals of a lotus, slightly tinged with red, and appearing as if “moist with honey,” were perhaps more lovely than any other part of His body. Anyone who looked at the child felt an immediate attraction towards Him.” (LG)
“Lord Gaurāṅga places His budding lotus hands above His head. Gaura’s soft cheeks are bathed in tears from His eyes. He is dressed in garments the color of a freshly blossomed lotus whorl. Lord Gaurāṅga’s complexion robs gold of its splendor. Please offer your respectful obeisances to Lord Gaura.” (SCC)
“Gaurāṅga’s eyes defeated the redness of the horizon at sunset. His beautiful complexion shamed the newly minted gold lying in treasuries all over the world. The moon of His brow, the moon of His cheeks, the moons of His fingertips and toes banished the dull ignorance of the world and created a glowing shelter for His devotees. Gaurāṅga’s large, dark eyes were as beautiful as the petals of fully blossomed lotus flowers, and moved with charming affection for His devotees.” (SGL)
Ᾱnanta-saṁhitā says, “Lord Gaurāṅga, who is as splendid as molten gold, has two very attractive lotus feet with toenails glistening like millions of moons. Forest flower garlands decorate His broad chest marked with Śrīvatsa. Śrī Gaura wears silken garments. A bright white sacred thread hangs from His lion-like shoulder, and He is more enchanting than millions of Kāmadevas.”
Caitanya-bhāgavata describes the beautiful form of Lord Caitanya during His teaching pastimes: “A smile always brightened Nimāi Paṇḍita’s graceful face. His two lotus eyes sparkled with splendid glances. His perfectly-formed teeth defeated the splendor of pearls. Nimāi’s lips were red. His entire body was soft and enchanting to behold. Long, curly hair adorned His head. His neck resembled a lion’s.
“With shoulders like an elephant’s and a broad, handsome chest, the powerful Lord looked extraordinary. Nimāi was very tall. The glorious Ᾱnanta Śeṣa took the form of His sacred thread. Attractive, nicely formed tilaka graced His forehead. His long handsome arms reached to His knees.”
The divinely perfect lotus feet of Śrīmatī Rādhikā and Lord Śyāmasundara are splendrously beautified with nineteen auspicious marks each. It is interesting to note that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s wonderful lotus feet display thirty-two marks which include practically all the marks of both Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. Śrīla Vīśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura describes Gaurāṅga’s wonderful lotus footprints in Śrī Rūpa-Cintāmaṇi:
“The sole of Gaurāṅga’s right foot is adorned with an 1) umbrella, 2) spear [śakti], 3) barleycorn, 4) goad, 5) thunderbolt, 6) four rose-apples [jambū phāla], 7) earring, 8) an altar, 9) staff [daṇḍa], 10) club, 11) chariot, 12) lotus flower, 13) four benediction symbols [svasti], 14) octagon, 15) pristine mountain, 16) upwarding-curving line. These marks extend from the big toe and encircle His sole to the small toe.
“Oh my dear mind! Please remember the glorious marks on the sole of Viśvambhara’s left lotus foot: 1) conch shell, 2) sky emblem [ākāśa], 3) waterpot [kamaṇḍalu], 4) flag, 5) vine [latā], 6) flower garland, 7) half-moon, 8) cakra, 9) unstrung bow, 10) triangle, 11) bangle, 12) flower, 13) four jugs, 14) fish, 15) cow’s hoofprint, 16) turtle. These marks extend from His beautiful big toe and encircle His sole to the small toe.” (Śrī Rūpa-cintāmaṇi)
“I worship the golden-hued Śrī Caitanya, whose beautiful hair is bound with a string of glistening pearls. His moonlike face bears a gentle, sweet smile, and His powerful body, anointed with aguru and candana, is covered with beautiful cloth. Ornaments adorn His limbs, and a fragrant transcendental garland hangs from His lionlike neck. Tasting the nectar of bhakti-rasa, Gaurāṅga is absorbed in dancing ecstatically. He is more brilliant than Cupid, and is always being served by His devotees.” (GSP)
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu displayed a transcendental form with six arms known as ṣad-bhuja rūpa. Kṛṣṇa’s blue arms holding a flute, Rāma’s green arms holding bow and arrow, and Lord Caitanya’s golden arms holding a sannyāsa daṇḍa and kamaṇḍalu. Some say that with these six arms Lord Caitanya kills the six enemies of this world [lust, anger, greed, illusion, madness and envy]. Others say that with these six arms Lord Caitanya gives devotional service, ecstatic love of God and the four goals of life [dhāma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa].” (SCCD)