Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.69
One Fault Can Nullify a Verse
“If there are ten literary ornaments in a verse but even one faulty expression, the entire verse is nullified.
What the purport teaches
- A verse may contain ten literary ornaments.
- Even with those ornaments, it may contain a faulty expression.
- Even one such expression nullifies the entire verse.
Try this today
Check one short passage for a single expression that weakens its meaning.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to examine a faulty expression even in writing I admire?
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.