Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.78
Analogy and Contradictory Indication Ornament Meaning
“The use of the words ‘lakṣmīr iva’ [‘like Lakṣmī’] manifests the ornament of meaning called upamā [analogy]. There is also the further ornament of meaning called virodhābhāsa, or a contradictory indication.
What the purport teaches
- The words ‘lakṣmīr iva’ mean ‘like Lakṣmī.’
- These words manifest upamā, the ornament of meaning called analogy.
- There is also virodhābhāsa, an ornament of meaning described as a contradictory indication.
Try this today
Write two brief definitions: ‘upamā: analogy’ and ‘virodhābhāsa: contradictory indication.’
Ask yourself
How does the word ‘like’ help you recognize an analogy?
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.