Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 3.44
A Carefully Arranged Meal
“The cooked rice was a stack of very fine grains nicely cooked, and in the middle was yellow clarified butter from the milk of cows. Surrounding the stack of rice were pots made of the skins of banana trees, and in these pots were varieties of vegetables and mung dhal.”
What the purport teaches
- Very fine grains of rice were nicely cooked and arranged in a stack.
- Yellow clarified butter made from cows’ milk was placed in the middle of the rice.
- Pots made from banana-tree skins surrounded the rice. They held varieties of vegetables and mung dhal.
Try this today
When serving a meal today, take a moment to arrange the rice and accompanying dishes with care.
Ask yourself
Which detail of this meal’s arrangement draws your attention most?
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.