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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 19]
remembered Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's pastimes. Thus they executed devotional service.
In Vṛndāvana there are  prākṛta-sahajiyās  who say that writing books or even touching books is taboo. For them, devotional service means being relieved from these activities. Whenever they are asked to hear a recitation of Vedic literature, they refuse, saying, "What business do we have reading or hearing transcendental literatures? They are meant for neophytes." They pose themselves to be too elevated to exert energy for reading, writing and hearing. However, pure devotees under the guidance of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī reject this  sahajiyā  philosophy. It is certainly not good to write literature for money or reputation, but to write books and publish them for the enlightenment of the general populace is real service to the Lord. That was Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī's opinion, and he specifically told his disciples to write books. He actually preferred to publish books rather than establish temples. Temple construction is meant for the general populace and neophyte devotees, but the business of advanced and empowered devotees is to write books, publish them and distribute them widely. According to Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Thākura, distributing literature is like playing on a great  mṛdaṅga . Consequently we always request members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness to publish as many books as possible and distribute them widely throughout the world. By thus following in the footsteps of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, one can become a  rūpānuga  devotee.
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চৈতন্যের রূপা রূপ লিখিয়াছেন আপনে ।
রসায়ুতসিঙ্কু-গ্রন্থের মঙ্গলাচরণে ॥ ১৩৩ ॥
caitanyera kṛpā rūpa likhiyāchena āpane rasāmṛta-sindhu-granthera maṅgalācaraṇe
SYNONYMS
caitanyera —of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  kṛpā —the mercy;  rūpa —Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī;  likhiyāchena —has written;  āpane —personally;  rasāmṛta-sindhu-granthera —of the book known as  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu ;  maṅgala-ācaraṇe —in the auspicious introduction.
TRANSLATION
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has personally spoken about the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in his auspicious introduction to his book Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu [1.1.2].