Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.19
Offer Hospitality With Consideration
“If you will permit me, I shall send some food to a brāhmaṇa’s house, and there you may take prasādam. If you do so, I shall then live very comfortably.”
What the purport teaches
- Jhaḍu Ṭhākura asked Kālidāsa’s permission before proposing an arrangement for his meal.
- He offered to send food to a brāhmaṇa’s house, where Kālidāsa could take prasādam.
- He said that Kālidāsa’s acceptance would allow him to live very comfortably.
Try this today
Before arranging something for another person today, ask whether the arrangement suits them.
Ask yourself
How can I offer service while respecting another person’s wishes?
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.