Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.96
Careful Handwriting Pleases the Lord
“The Lord inquired, “What kind of book are you writing?” He held up a palm leaf that was a page of the manuscript, and when He saw the fine handwriting, His mind was very pleased.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rūpa Gosvāmī what kind of book he was writing.
- The Lord held up a palm leaf that formed a page of the manuscript.
- Seeing the fine handwriting, the Lord’s mind was very pleased.
Try this today
Copy one sentence from today’s reading in your clearest handwriting.
Ask yourself
How might this verse encourage you to give care to a small detail of your devotional work?
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.