Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 3.42
Offering to Kṛṣṇa Increases the Stock
“All the prepared food was divided into three equal parts. One part was arranged on a metal plate for offering to Lord Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- The prepared food was divided into three equal parts. One part was arranged on a metal plate for offering to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
- The word bāḍāila means “increased” and is used by the gṛhasthas in Bengal. Although taking away a portion ordinarily decreases food, here it is called an increase.
- When food is prepared for Kṛṣṇa and offered to Him and the Vaiṣṇavas, the stock is increased, never decreased.
Try this today
Today, set aside a portion of prepared food for offering to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How does this understanding of offering change the way you think about giving?
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.