Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 14.55
Blessings of Family and Abundance
“They will be learned, clever and young and possess abundant wealth and rice. Not only that, but you will each have seven sons, who will all live long lives and be very intelligent.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord promised husbands who would be learned, clever and young, with abundant wealth and rice. The purport describes such a husband as a young girl’s general ambition.
- According to the Vedic culture described here, wealth includes a large stock of food grain and many animals, particularly cows and bulls.
- The Lord promised each girl seven intelligent, long-lived sons. The purport presents a large family as a natural aspiration and criticizes limiting families through contraceptive methods.
Try this today
When you see rice or another food grain today, recall its place in the purport’s description of abundance.
Ask yourself
How does the purport’s description of wealth compare with what you usually consider wealth?
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.