Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 3.64
Food Is Prepared for Kṛṣṇa’s Pleasure
“Advaita Ācārya took Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu within the room, and the two Lords saw the arrangement of the prasādam. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was especially very pleased.”
What the purport teaches
- Advaita Ācārya brought the two Lords into the room, where They saw the arrangement of prasādam.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was pleased to see how nicely so many varieties of food had been prepared for Kṛṣṇa.
- All kinds of prasādam are prepared for Kṛṣṇa, not for the people. The devotees then partake of prasādam with great pleasure.
Try this today
Before accepting prasādam today, pause to remember that the food was prepared for Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
When I prepare or accept prasādam, do I remember that it is prepared for Kṛṣṇa?
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.