Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 14.58
The Lord Challenges Their Unwillingness to Offer
“If you are miserly and do not give Me the offerings, every one of you will have an old husband with at least four co-wives.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord warned the girls that if they withheld the offerings, each would have an old husband with at least four co-wives.
- The purport explains that polygamy was allowed in India in those days, especially among the higher castes. Even a man more than fifty years old could marry.
- Having a husband with many wives was not pleasing because his love would be divided. Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu apparently wanted to curse the girls who were unwilling to offer Him the naivedya.
Try this today
Reflect for a moment on your willingness to give an offering to the Lord.
Ask yourself
How does the explanation of divided affection help you understand why the girls would fear this warning?
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.