Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.189
A Shorter Invitation Still Has Limits
“Sārvabhauma then said, “Please accept the invitation for twenty days.””
What the purport teaches
- Sārvabhauma requested that the Lord accept lunch for twenty days.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not accept this request.
- He explained that such an arrangement was not a religious principle of the renounced order.
Try this today
Before renewing a declined request today, consider the reason the person gave.
Ask yourself
How do you respond when someone's religious principles limit what they can accept?
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.