As scriptures are like Deities, can we underline or higlight or make similar marks on them?

Question? Can we make markings like underlining and highlighting on Shila Prabhupada books? Because this helps us to retain and revise important points as we read them. Some people say that, because these books are deities, we cannot mark on them.
Answer? Again, this is an element of Krishna consciousness, where the decision will depend on our own individual devotional sensibility. Some devotees will feel that Shila Prabhupada’s books are like deities, so how can I mark on them? And some other devotees may feel that, yes, Shila Prabhupada’s books are like deities, and my markings are like decorations on the deities. So now, who is right? Well, spiritual life doesn’t have to be unidimensional.
It doesn’t mean that there has to be only one right in spiritual life. There can be multiple ways of serving Krishna. And all of them, if they have the right devotional motivation, and if they have the sanctity or the authority in the sense that they don’t directly contravene any scriptural injunction, then they can be accepted.
So here, when Shri Radhaatma asked this question, he gave both these answers. He said, it will depend on your individual devotional sensibility, how you would like to reciprocate with Shila Prabhupada and Krishna, who are manifesting themselves through their books. The important point is that we should read those books carefully and do whatever is required so that we can assimilate that wisdom within our own hearts and lives.
So one way to assimilate that wisdom is by underlining marking. And if we do that, then we have to be very careful that while underlining or marking, we don’t cross out any of the text. And another way to do it is we can keep a separate notebook, or we can have some sticky notepads, which we can stick at the top of the book, where we can write down the salient points from the purports, and they can become references for us.
So both options are valid, and we can choose whichever appeals to our devotional sensibility. Thank you.