Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.70
Ornaments Do Not Hide a Blemish
“One’s beautiful body may be decorated with jewels, but one spot of white leprosy makes the entire body abominable.
What the purport teaches
- The translation describes a beautiful body decorated with jewels.
- In this comparison, one spot of white leprosy spoils the body's beauty despite its decorations.
- The purport introduces the great sage Bharata Muni as an authority on poetic metaphor whose opinion follows.
Try this today
Before polishing a sentence today, check whether it contains a fault that needs correction.
Ask yourself
What does this comparison show me about the limits of decoration?
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.