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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 10.134

Serving the Lord through home-cooked meals

“From time to time, Advaita Ācārya and others would invite Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for home-cooked rice and varieties of vegetables.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 10.134, translation

What the purport teaches

  • From time to time, Advaita Ācārya and others invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to eat.
  • They served Him home-cooked rice.
  • The meals also included varieties of vegetables, showing the practical care involved in feeding Him.

Try this today

Help prepare rice or a vegetable dish today with the intention of offering it to the Lord.

Ask yourself

How might preparing a home-cooked meal give you an opportunity to serve?

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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