Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.36
The Remnants Were Set Aside
“After she finished eating, she filled the banana leaves and bark with the seeds, picked up the refuse and then threw it into the ditch where all the refuse was thrown.”
What the purport teaches
- After eating, Jhaḍu Ṭhākura’s wife gathered the mango seeds into the banana leaves and bark.
- She picked up the refuse and threw it into the ditch used for that purpose.
- These discarded remnants become the focus of Kālidāsa’s joyful response in the next verse.
Try this today
Read this verse alongside the next and note the contrast between discarding the remnants and receiving them with joy.
Ask yourself
How does this ordinary act of clearing away prepare you for Kālidāsa’s response?
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.