Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.210
Bodily Beauty Can Wither
“The brāhmaṇa’s toes and fingers were beautiful like golden-colored campaka buds, but because of leprosy they all withered and gradually melted away.”
What the purport teaches
- The brāhmaṇa’s toes and fingers had been beautiful like golden-colored campaka buds.
- Because of leprosy, they all withered and gradually melted away.
- The verse contrasts their former beauty with the devastating effects of his illness.
Try this today
Notice one appearance-based judgment today and pause rather than dwell on it.
Ask yourself
What does this contrast invite you to reconsider about pride in bodily beauty?
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.