Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 8.40
Providing Lunch for Three
“To invite Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would cost 320 kauḍis [small conchshells]. This would provide lunch for three people, including Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and sometimes Kāśīśvara and Govinda.”
What the purport teaches
- Inviting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for lunch would cost 320 kauḍis, or small conchshells.
- This amount provided lunch for three people.
- The diners included Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and sometimes Kāśīśvara and Govinda.
Try this today
When planning a meal today, count the people it needs to serve and estimate the cost.
Ask yourself
What practical care is involved in providing a meal for several people?
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.