Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.189
Concern About One’s Dining Companion
“First Advaita Ācārya said, “I am sitting in line with an unknown mendicant, and because I am eating with Him, I do not know what kind of destination is awaiting Me.”
What the purport teaches
- Advaita Ācārya spoke first.
- He described His dining companion as an unknown mendicant.
- He said He did not know what destination awaited Him because He was eating with this companion.
Try this today
Read His words aloud once, noticing the connection He makes between dining company and destination.
Ask yourself
What concern does Advaita Ācārya express about eating with an unknown mendicant?
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.