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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 12.63

Preparing Food for the Lord’s Pleasure

“From Bengal the devotees had brought varieties of Bengali food that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu liked. They also cooked various grains and vegetables in their homes and offered them to the Lord.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 12.63, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The devotees brought varieties of Bengali food from Bengal.
  • They chose foods that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu liked.
  • They also cooked various grains and vegetables in their homes and offered them to the Lord.

Try this today

Prepare a simple grain or vegetable dish today with care and offer it to the Lord.

Ask yourself

How can your food preparation become more attentive service to the Lord?

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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