Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.221
Keeping Jagannātha’s Prasādam Separate
“Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya also included several types of food that had been offered to Lord Jagannātha. These included sweetballs known as amṛta-guṭikā, sweet rice and cakes. All these were kept separate.”
What the purport teaches
- Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya included food offered to Lord Jagannātha: amṛta-guṭikā sweetballs, sweet rice and cakes.
- Although prasādam is sometimes mixed with a larger quantity of food for distribution, he kept the jagannātha-prasādam separate from his home preparations.
- He kept it aside particularly for the satisfaction of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Try this today
Write down why the Bhaṭṭācārya kept the jagannātha-prasādam separate.
Ask yourself
How does the Bhaṭṭācārya’s care show his desire to satisfy Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
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.