Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.204
Food Offered to Śālagrāma Nārāyaṇa
“On the southern side of the kitchen were two rooms for offering food, and in one of them the food was offered to Śālagrāma Nārāyaṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- Two rooms for offering food stood on the southern side of the kitchen. In one, food was offered to Śālagrāma Nārāyaṇa.
- The śālagrāma-śilā is the vigraha of Nārāyaṇa, worshiped in the form of a stone ball by followers of the Vedic way.
- The purport describes this worship as compulsory in a brāhmaṇa’s home. Vaiśyas and kṣatriyas may also engage in it.
Try this today
Write one sentence recalling who is worshiped in the form of the śālagrāma-śilā.
Ask yourself
What does the room set aside for offerings help you notice about the place of worship in the home?
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.