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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.246

Guarding the Lord’s Meal

“Amogha wanted to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu eat, but he was not allowed to enter. Indeed, the Bhaṭṭācārya guarded the threshold of his house with a stick in his hand.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.246, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Amogha wanted to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu eat.
  • He was not allowed to enter.
  • The Bhaṭṭācārya guarded the threshold of his house with a stick in his hand.

Try this today

During a meal you help serve today, quietly prevent one unnecessary interruption.

Ask yourself

How can I help keep a time of service free from interruptions?

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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