Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 3.38
An Invitation After Three Days’ Fasting
“Advaita Ācārya said, “You have been fasting continuously for three days in Your ecstasy of love for Kṛṣṇa. I therefore invite You to My home, where You may kindly take Your alms. Come with Me to My residence.””
What the purport teaches
- Caitanya Mahāprabhu had been fasting continuously for three days.
- His fasting had continued in His ecstasy of love for Kṛṣṇa.
- Advaita Ācārya invited Him home to take His alms and asked Him to come to His residence.
Try this today
Offer a simple invitation to eat to someone who has not yet had a meal.
Ask yourself
How did Advaita Ācārya respond to the Lord’s prolonged fasting?
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.