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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.207

Distributing Prasādam with Great Pleasure

“Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally sat down to accept lunch with the other sannyāsīs, and Gopīnātha Ācārya began to distribute the prasādam with great pleasure.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 11.207, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally sat down to accept lunch.
  • He accepted lunch with the other sannyāsīs.
  • Gopīnātha Ācārya began distributing the prasādam with great pleasure.

Try this today

Serve someone a portion of prasādam today with a willing, cheerful heart.

Ask yourself

Do I find pleasure in serving prasādam to others?

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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