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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 2.112

Appreciation Followed by an Order

“Praising the quality of the rice, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu partook of the prasādam. Then, after returning to His residence, He gave the following order to Govinda, His personal assistant.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 2.112, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu praised the quality of the rice and partook of the prasādam.
  • After the meal, He returned to His residence.
  • There He gave an order to Govinda, His personal assistant; the next verse states that order.

Try this today

Reread this verse and the next, noting when and to whom the order was given.

Ask yourself

Can I follow the sequence of events carefully without assuming reasons the text has not given?

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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