Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.71
Ekādaśī fasting and the Lord’s food
“In their two houses Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu begged food on the Ekādaśī day and personally ate it.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu begged food in the two houses on Ekādaśī and personally ate it.
- The injunction to fast on Ekādaśī is especially meant for devotees. There are no restrictions regarding food that may be offered to the Lord on that day.
- Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took the food of Lord Viṣṇu in His ecstasy as viṣṇu-tattva.
Try this today
Write a short reminder that Ekādaśī fasting is meant for devotees, while food offerings to the Lord are not restricted.
Ask yourself
How does this purport distinguish the devotees’ fasting from food offered to the Lord?
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.