Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.279
A Touchstone Is Known by Its Effect
“As long as it does not turn iron into gold by its touch, no one can recognize an unknown stone to be a touchstone.”
What the purport teaches
- An unknown stone is not immediately recognizable as a touchstone.
- A touchstone turns iron into gold by its touch.
- Until that transformation occurs, no one can recognize the unknown stone as a touchstone.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining how the change from iron to gold reveals a touchstone.
Ask yourself
What does this example teach me about recognizing something through its effects?
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.