Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 3.87
Eat What Is Given Without Scattering Remnants
“Whatever You have, though it be a palmful of rice, please eat it and get up. Don’t show Your madness and strew the remnants of food here and there.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker asks His guest to eat whatever He has, even if it is only a palmful of rice.
- He asks His guest to finish eating and get up.
- He also asks Him not to show madness by strewing food remnants here and there.
Try this today
At your next meal, keep food remnants together rather than scattering them.
Ask yourself
How carefully do I handle the food and remnants at my meals?
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.