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Devotional Compositions Receive Review First
“Customarily, anyone who composed a song, verse, literary composition or poem about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu first had to bring it to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī to be heard.”
What the purport teaches
- Compositions about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were first brought to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.
- This custom applied to songs, verses, literary compositions and poems.
- The author first had to let Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī hear the work, rather than present it directly to the Lord.
Try this today
Choose one line of devotional writing you have composed or wish to share, and ask a knowledgeable devotee to review it.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to seek guidance before sharing devotional writing?
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.