Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.59
Preserve the Intended Meaning
“In the word ‘dvitīya-śrī-lakṣmī’ [‘a second all-opulent goddess of fortune’], the quality of being a second Lakṣmī is the unknown. In making this compound word, the meaning became secondary and the originally intended meaning was lost.
What the purport teaches
- The compound ‘dvitīya-śrī-lakṣmī’ means ‘a second all-opulent goddess of fortune.’
- The quality of being a second Lakṣmī is the unknown.
- In forming the compound, this meaning became secondary, and the originally intended meaning was lost.
Try this today
Choose one phrase you have written and check whether its main meaning remains clear.
Ask yourself
Have I made an important meaning secondary through my choice of words?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.