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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.38

Pure Love Attracts the Lord

“ ‘Thus I again and again eat everything you offer Me, for I am attracted by your pure love.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 3.38, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu assures mother Śacī that He repeatedly eats everything she offers Him.
  • He directly states the reason: He is attracted by her pure love.
  • His words place her loving offering at the heart of this exchange.

Try this today

When offering food today, take a moment to express your wish to serve the Lord with pure love.

Ask yourself

How might remembering her pure love change the attention you give to an offering?

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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