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Accept Prasādam From Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

“When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is distributing prasādam with His transcendental hand, who will neglect such an opportunity and accept the regulative principle of fasting?

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 11.115, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is personally distributing prasādam with His transcendental hand.
  • Receiving prasādam from Him is an opportunity not to be neglected.
  • In this situation, accepting His prasādam takes precedence over the regulative principle of fasting.

Try this today

Read the verse once slowly, giving special attention to the words “His transcendental hand.”

Ask yourself

What makes receiving prasādam from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu more important here than observing a fast?

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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