Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.198
Poetic Beauty Communicates Transcendental Mellows
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu praised the metaphors and other literary ornaments of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s transcendental poetry. Without such poetic attributes, He said, there is no possibility of preaching transcendental mellows.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu praised the metaphors in Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s transcendental poetry.
- He also praised its other literary ornaments. These features were important to the poetry’s expression.
- He said that without such poetic attributes, there is no possibility of preaching transcendental mellows—the devotional feelings conveyed by the poetry.
Try this today
Reread the comparison between poetry and an arrow in this batch, and note how its imagery strengthens its meaning.
Ask yourself
How can a vivid comparison help you understand a devotional feeling?
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.