Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.291
Treating the Stone with Loving Reverence
“The Lord would put the stone to His heart or sometimes to His eyes. Sometimes He would smell it with His nose and sometimes place it on His head.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord would hold the stone to His heart or touch it to His eyes.
- Sometimes He would smell the stone or place it on His head.
- These actions express His loving regard for the stone, which He identified as directly the body of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Read the Lord’s actions slowly today, pausing to reflect on the affection expressed in each one.
Ask yourself
What do the Lord’s actions teach you about loving reverence?
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.