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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.37

Care in Preparing the Offering

“ ‘Then you went to see the cooking pots and found that every pot was filled with food. Therefore you again offered the food, after cleansing the place for the offering.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 3.37, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Mother Śacī went to inspect the cooking pots and found every pot filled with food.
  • She then offered the food again.
  • Before making the offering, she cleansed the place, showing care in preparing it.

Try this today

Clean the place where you make your food offering before offering food today.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from the care mother Śacī took before offering the food again?

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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