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Serving through Hospitality

“Tapana Miśra took Caitanya Mahāprabhu to his house and gave Him lunch. Candraśekhara invited Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to take lunch at his home.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 19.248, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Tapana Miśra took Caitanya Mahāprabhu to his house.
  • He gave the Lord lunch.
  • Candraśekhara invited Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to take lunch at his own home.

Try this today

Offer someone a meal today, or help prepare one, reflecting on the hospitality described here.

Ask yourself

How does this verse help you see hospitality as a practical way to serve?

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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