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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 8.61

The Lord Provides for His Companions

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered Govinda and Kāśīśvara, “You may both take alms elsewhere to fill your bellies.””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 8.61, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addressed both Govinda and Kāśīśvara.
  • He told them that they could take alms elsewhere to fill their bellies.
  • Although His own eating was reduced, He made provision for them to obtain enough food elsewhere.

Try this today

Make one practical arrangement today so that someone helping you can eat adequately.

Ask yourself

Do I allow others to meet their needs even when my own circumstances are restricted?

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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