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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.33

Offering to Kṛṣṇacandra Within the Mind

“Upon returning home, Jhaḍu Ṭhākura saw the mangoes Kālidāsa had presented. Within his mind he offered them to Kṛṣṇacandra.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 16.33, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Upon returning home, Jhaḍu Ṭhākura saw the mangoes Kālidāsa had presented.
  • Within his mind, he offered the mangoes to Kṛṣṇacandra.
  • The offering came before he ate the mangoes, as the next verse shows.

Try this today

Before eating today, pause and mentally offer your food to Kṛṣṇacandra.

Ask yourself

How can you remember Kṛṣṇacandra before eating?

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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