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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.86

Take Care to Find Excellent Fruits

“In this way, from distant villages he collects excellent bananas, mangoes, oranges, jackfruits and whatever other first-class fruits he has heard about.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.86, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Rāghava Paṇḍita collected excellent fruits from distant villages.
  • These included bananas, mangoes, oranges and jackfruits.
  • He also collected whatever other first-class fruits he had heard about.

Try this today

When selecting fruit today, take a moment to choose a good-quality piece.

Ask yourself

Do I take care to choose good-quality ingredients?

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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