Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.176
Good Fortune and Love Become Ornaments
“The tilaka of good fortune is on Her beautiful broad forehead. Her various loving affairs are a gem, and Her heart is the locket.
What the purport teaches
- Good fortune is the tilaka on Her beautiful broad forehead.
- Her various loving affairs are described as a gem.
- Her heart is the locket for that gem.
Try this today
Write the three pairings from the verse: good fortune and tilaka, loving affairs and gem, heart and locket.
Ask yourself
What does the image of Her heart as a locket help you appreciate about Her loving affairs?
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.