Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.77
A Meaningful Difference Within Repetition
“Describing Lakṣmī as possessed of śrī [opulence] offers a difference in meaning with a tinge of repetition. This is the second ornamental use of words.
What the purport teaches
- Lakṣmī is described as possessed of śrī, or opulence.
- This description offers a difference in meaning with a tinge of repetition.
- It is identified as the second ornamental use of words.
Try this today
Write ‘Lakṣmī possesses śrī (opulence)’ and underline the word that describes what she possesses.
Ask yourself
How does understanding śrī as opulence help you see the difference in meaning?
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.