Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.316
Food Rejected Even by the Cows
“All the decomposed food is thrown before the cows from Tailaṅga at the Siṁha-dvāra gate. Because of its rotten odor, even the cows cannot eat it.”
What the purport teaches
- The decomposed food is thrown before the cows from Tailaṅga at the Siṁha-dvāra gate.
- Its rotten odor is so strong that even the cows cannot eat it.
- This detail makes clear the condition of the rice that Raghunātha dāsa would collect.
Try this today
Write one sentence describing the severity shown here, treating it as something to understand rather than a food practice to imitate.
Ask yourself
What does the cows’ refusal help me understand about the severity of Raghunātha dāsa’s renunciation?
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.