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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.219

Preparing Food and Arranging the Platform

“Thus the Bhaṭṭācārya prepared a great variety of food and spread a fine cloth over a white wooden platform.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.219, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Bhaṭṭācārya prepared a great variety of food.
  • He spread a fine cloth over a platform.
  • The platform was white and made of wood.

Try this today

Before a meal today, take a moment to arrange a clean cloth neatly on the eating surface.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the attention given to both the food and its setting?

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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