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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.118

Raghunātha Dāsa Will Eat Later

“All the devotees present requested Raghunātha dāsa to sit down and take prasādam, but Rāghava Paṇḍita told them, “He will take prasādam later.””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 6.118, translation

What the purport teaches

  • All the devotees present requested Raghunātha dāsa to sit down and take prasādam.
  • Rāghava Paṇḍita told them that Raghunātha dāsa would take prasādam later.
  • The verse gives this arrangement without explaining why his meal was delayed.

Try this today

At a meal today, kindly check whether someone else has been invited to eat.

Ask yourself

How can you show care for someone while respecting the arrangements made for them?

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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