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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 14.31

Sugar, Bread and Sesame Preparations

“There were lotus-flower sugar, a kind of bread made from urad dhal, crispy sweetmeats, sugar candy, fried-rice sweets, sesame-seed sweets and cookies made from sesame seeds.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 14.31, translation

What the purport teaches

  • There were lotus-flower sugar and a kind of bread made from urad dhal.
  • The list includes crispy sweetmeats, sugar candy and fried-rice sweets.
  • There were sesame-seed sweets and cookies made from sesame seeds.

Try this today

Read the list once and identify the two preparations made from sesame seeds.

Ask yourself

What variety do you notice in the ingredients and forms of these foods?

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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