Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.110
Joyful Worship with Auspicious Gifts
“The wife of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura, whose name was Mālinī, accompanied by the wife of Candraśekhara [Ācāryaratna] and other ladies, came there in great happiness to worship the baby with paraphernalia such as vermilion, turmeric, oil, fused rice, bananas and coconuts.”
What the purport teaches
- Mālinī, the wife of Candraśekhara and other ladies came in great happiness to worship the baby.
- Vermilion, kha-i or fused rice, bananas, coconuts and turmeric mixed with oil are auspicious gifts for such a ceremony.
- The purport describes these as auspicious activities in family affairs. It notes that the ceremonies were strictly performed at Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s birth but had become uncommon.
Try this today
Write down three auspicious gifts named in the verse and recall that they were brought for worship.
Ask yourself
How did the ladies express their happiness through the gifts they brought?
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.