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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 12.125

Care in Preparing and Arranging Food

“He had cooked fine rice, mixed it with ghee and piled it high on a banana leaf. There were also varieties of vegetables, placed all around in pots made of banana tree bark.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 12.125, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Jagadānanda Paṇḍita cooked fine rice and mixed it with ghee.
  • He piled the rice high on a banana leaf.
  • He arranged varieties of vegetables around the rice in pots made of banana tree bark.

Try this today

Take a little extra care in arranging one meal you serve today.

Ask yourself

What small detail could make your preparation of a meal more thoughtful?

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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