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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 8.41

The Lord’s Daily Meal Arrangements

“Every day the Lord would take His meal at a different place, and if someone was prepared to pay for a meal, the price was fixed at only four paṇas.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 8.41, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord took His meal at a different place every day.
  • If someone was prepared to pay for a meal, the price was fixed at only four paṇas.
  • These ordinary meal arrangements form part of the setting for Rāmacandra Purī’s scrutiny of the Lord’s daily life.

Try this today

At one meal today, avoid commenting critically on another person’s food.

Ask yourself

Can I notice someone’s daily arrangements without looking for something to criticize?

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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