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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.99

Receive Joyfully and Share With Others

“After receiving the remnants of food left by Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, Raghunātha dāsa, who was greatly happy, ate some and distributed the rest among his own associates.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 6.99, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Raghunātha dāsa received the remnants of food left by Lord Nityānanda Prabhu.
  • He was greatly happy and ate some of those remnants.
  • He distributed the rest among his own associates, sharing what he had received.

Try this today

Share a portion of your food with someone today rather than keeping everything for yourself.

Ask yourself

How can receiving something with gratitude lead you to share it?

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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