Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.210
Variety in the Prepared Dishes
“There were about ten kinds of spinach, a soup called sukhta, which was made with bitter nimba leaves, a pungent preparation made with black pepper, a mild cake made of fried curd, and buttermilk mixed with small fried pieces of dhal.”
What the purport teaches
- There were about ten kinds of spinach and a soup called sukhta, made with bitter nimba leaves.
- The meal included a pungent preparation made with black pepper and a mild cake made of fried curd.
- There was also buttermilk mixed with small fried pieces of dhal.
Try this today
List the three contrasting tastes named in this verse and the preparation associated with each.
Ask yourself
How do the bitter, pungent, and mild preparations help you appreciate the variety of this meal?
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.