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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 10.107

Desiring to Feed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

“Formerly, when all the devotees had arrived from Bengal, they all desired to give Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu something to eat.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 10.107, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The account recalls when the devotees had arrived from Bengal.
  • All of them desired to give Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu something to eat.
  • This shared desire found practical expression in the prasādam they brought, as the next verse describes.

Try this today

Pause before a meal today to reflect on the devotees’ eagerness to feed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Ask yourself

What touches you about each devotee’s desire to give the Lord something to eat?

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.

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