Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.113
The Lord’s Direct Order Comes First
“The scriptural injunctions for shaving and fasting are indirect orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. However, when there is a direct order from the Lord to take prasādam, naturally the devotees take prasādam as their first duty.
What the purport teaches
- The scriptural injunctions for shaving and fasting are indirect orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Here, the Lord gives a direct order to take prasādam.
- The devotees therefore naturally accept taking prasādam as their first duty.
Try this today
Reread the verse and identify the direct order that explains why the devotees took prasādam first.
Ask yourself
How does the distinction between direct and indirect orders explain the devotees’ first duty here?
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.