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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.214

Soup, Sweet Chutney, and Sour Preparations

“There was a soup made with fried urad dhal and mung dhal, defeating nectar. There were also sweet chutney and five or six kinds of sour preparations, beginning with baḍāmla.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.214, translation

What the purport teaches

  • A soup was made with fried urad dhal and mung dhal.
  • The soup is described as defeating nectar.
  • There were sweet chutney and five or six kinds of sour preparations, beginning with baḍāmla.

Try this today

Reread the verse and identify its descriptions of the soup, sweet chutney, and sour preparations.

Ask yourself

How does the phrase “defeating nectar” shape your impression of the soup?

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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