Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 10.125-126
Freshness Preserved by the Lord’s Mercy
“The hard sweets made of coconut (mukutā nārikela), the sweetballs, the many kinds of sweet drinks and all the other preparations were at least a month old, but although they were old, they had not become tasteless or stale. Indeed, they had all stayed fresh. That is the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”
What the purport teaches
- The preparations included hard coconut sweets called mukutā nārikela, sweetballs and many kinds of sweet drinks.
- All the preparations were at least a month old, yet none had become tasteless or stale. They had all stayed fresh.
- The text identifies this freshness as the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment today to remember the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described here.
Ask yourself
How does the text’s explanation of their freshness deepen my appreciation of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy?
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.